Rock Creek
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Streams
- Rock Creek (British Columbia)Rock Creek (British Columbia)Rock Creek is a creek in the Boundary Country region of British Columbia. This creek is the most renowned placer gold creek in the Boundary Country. It was discovered in 1859 by a Canadian named Adam Beam. Rock Creek was originally called York Creek. Beam earned $977 in the first six weeks he...
- Rock Creek (California)Rock Creek (California)Rock Creek may refer to:*Rock Creek , a tributary of Lake Oroville's North Arm *Rock Creek , a Middle Fork Feather River tributary with headwaters on the Sierra Crest *Rock Creek , a left North Fork Feather River tributary with...
, disambiguation - Rock Creek (Idaho)
- Rock Creek (Kankakee River), in Illinois
- Rock Creek (Potomac River)Rock Creek (Potomac River)Rock Creek is a free-flowing tributary of the Potomac River, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. The creek is long, with a drainage area of about...
, in Maryland and the District of Columbia - Rock Creek (Montana)Rock Creek (Montana)Rock Creek is a river in Missoula and Granite County, Montana. Rock Creek is a tributary of the Clark Fork river. The river's headwaters are in Lolo National Forest near Phillipsburg, Montana. The river roughly parallels the Sapphire Mountains and enters the Clark Fork near Clinton, Montana...
, in Missoula County - Rock Creek (Nebraska)Rock Creek (Nebraska)Rock Creek is a tributary of the Elkhorn River that flows south of Wisner, Nebraska and to the west of Beemer. The railway water stop and original plats where the village of Beemer is now located were named "Rock Creek" before Beemer, was incorporated as a village in 1886.-History:It was the site...
- Rock Creek (Nevada)
- Rock Creek (Catlow Valley)Rock Creek (Catlow Valley)Rock Creek is a intermittent stream flowing in Harney and Lake counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. The source of Rock Creek is at an elevation of on Hart Mountain, while the mouth is at an elevation of in the Catlow Valley. Rock Creek has a watershed....
, in eastern Oregon - Rock Creek (John Day River)Rock Creek (John Day River)Rock Creek is an tributary of the John Day River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The source of the creek is at an elevation of in Umatilla National Forest, while the mouth is at an elevation of east of Wasco. Rock Creek has a watershed....
, in north central Oregon - Rock Creek (Lane County, Oregon)
- Rock Creek (Wasco County, Oregon)
- Rock Creek (Washington County, Oregon)
- Rock Creek (Monocacy River), in Pennsylvania
- Rock Creek (Palouse River)Rock Creek (Palouse River)Rock Creek is a tributary of the Palouse River in the U.S. state of Washington. The source of the creek is just east of the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge...
, in Washington state - Two streams in Wyoming:
- Rock Creek (Clear Creek)Rock Creek (Clear Creek)Rock Creek is a freestone stream in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a tributary of Clear Creek, within the Powder River watershed. Its source is located in the Rock Creek Roadless Area. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Rock Creek drains approx...
, in the Bighorn Mountains - Rock Creek (Medicine Bow River)Rock Creek (Medicine Bow River)Rock Creek is a river in the south central part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It empties into the Medicine Bow River. The drainage basin of Rock Creek starts high on the north side of the Snowy Range. At the northern base of the range, Rock Creek runs through the town of Arlington and continues on...
, rising in the Snowy Mountains
- Rock Creek (Clear Creek)
Communities
- Rock Creek, AlabamaRock Creek, AlabamaRock Creek is a census-designated place in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Birmingham–Hoover–Cullman Combined Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 1,495. This area was damaged by an F5 tornado on April 8, 1998 including Hueytown's Rock Creek Church of...
- Rock Creek, British ColumbiaRock Creek, British ColumbiaRock Creek is an unincorporated settlement in the Boundary Country of the Southern Interior of British Columbia, Canada. Located at the confluence of the Kettle River with the eponymous Rock Creek, site of the Rock Creek Gold Rush of 1860, the community also lies at the junction of British...
- Rock Creek, Butte County, CaliforniaRock Creek, Butte County, CaliforniaRock Creek is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located northwest of Chico. A post office operated in Rock Creek from 1858 to 1871. Rock Creek was an amalgamation of two smaller camps, Big Rock Creek and Little Rock Creek.-References:...
- Rock Creek, Plumas County, CaliforniaRock Creek, Plumas County, CaliforniaRock Creek is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1863 feet . Rock Creek is located on the Western Pacific Railroad, west-southwest of Storrie....
- Rock Creek, Illinois (disambiguation), three different communities in Illinois
- Rock Creek, KansasRock Creek, KansasRock Creek is an unincorporated community in Rock Creek Township, Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It lies along 110th Road near its intersection with K-4, west of Oskaloosa, the county seat of Jefferson County. The community is located at , at an elevation of 1,099 feet ....
- Rock Creek, MinnesotaRock Creek, MinnesotaRock Creek is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,628 at the 2010 census. Portions of the Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is located within Rock Creek....
- Rock Creek, OhioRock Creek, OhioRock Creek is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 584 at the 2000 census.The principal village festival is the Ox Roast...
- Rock Creek, Oregon (disambiguation), three different communities in Oregon
- Rock Creek Gardens, Washington, D.C., a neighborhood in Washington, D.C.
- Rock Creek, West Virginia (disambiguation), two different communities in West Virginia
- Rock Creek, WisconsinRock Creek, WisconsinRock Creek is a town in Dunn County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 793 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Caryville and Rock Falls are located within the town. Located near Eau Claire the town has seen a great deal of recent suburban development in the corridor...
- Rock Creek Park, ColoradoRock Creek Park, ColoradoRock Creek Park is a census-designated place in El Paso County, Colorado, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 58.-References:...
Other
- Rock Creek and Potomac ParkwayRock Creek and Potomac ParkwayThe Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, often known simply as the Rock Creek Parkway, is a parkway maintained by the National Park Service as part of Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C...
, in Washington, D.C. - Rock Creek Canyon BridgeRock Creek Canyon BridgeThe Rock Creek Canyon Bridge is a large, multi-span, steel truss bridge on the Crowsnest Highway over Rock Creek Canyon in British Columbia. Originally built in 1951, the structure was widened and strengthened in 1992...
, in British Columbia - Rock Creek CemeteryRock Creek CemeteryRock Creek Cemetery — also Rock Creek Church Yard and Cemetery — is an cemetery with a natural rolling landscape located at Rock Creek Church Road, NW, and Webster Street, NW, off Hawaii Avenue, NE in Washington, D.C.'s Michigan Park neighborhood, near Washington's Petworth neighborhood...
, in Washington, D.C. - Rock Creek Free PressRock Creek Free PressThe Rock Creek Free Press was an alternative, monthly newspaper published in Washington, DC.- History :The Rock Creek Free Press was founded in Washington, DC, in 2007. The first issue was dated January 23, 2007, and was distributed at a large anti-war rally that day on the National Mall...
, a newspaper published in Washington, D.C. - Rock Creek Gold RushRock Creek Gold RushThe Rock Creek Gold Rush was a gold rush in the Boundary Country region of the Colony of British Columbia . The rush was touched off in 1859 when two US soldiers were driven across the border to escape pursuing Indians and chanced on gold only three miles into British territory, on the banks of...
, located near the town of Rock Creek, British Columbia - Rock Creek Methodist Episcopal ChurchRock Creek Methodist Episcopal ChurchRock Creek Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic Methodist Episcopal church located at Chance, Somerset County, Maryland. It is a cross-plan Gothic style church supported by a continuous common bond brick foundation, built in 1900. It features a three-story bell tower capped by a pyramidal spire...
, in Maryland - Rock Creek ParkRock Creek ParkRock Creek Park is a large urban natural area with public park facilities that bisects Washington, D.C. The park is administered by the National Park Service.-Rock Creek Park:The main section of the park contains , or , along the Rock Creek Valley...
, in Washington, D.C. - Rock Creek Park Golf CourseRock Creek Park Golf CourseRock Creek Park Golf Course is a golf course located in Washington, D.C., in the United States. The entire course lies within Rock Creek Park, a national park owned and maintained by the National Park Service division of the United States Department of the Interior.The course is located at the...
, in Washington, D.C. - Rock Creek RailwayRock Creek RailwayThe Rock Creek Railway was one of the first electric streetcar companies to operate in Washington, D.C. It was incorporated in 1888 and started operations in 1890. After expansion, the line ran from the Cardoza/Shaw neighborhood of D.C. to Chevy Chase Lake, Maryland...
, a historic electric streetcar company in Washington, D.C. - Rock Creek Roadless AreaRock Creek Roadless AreaThe Rock Creek Roadless Area is located northwest of Buffalo, Wyoming, in the Bighorn National Forest. It comprises roughly of forested timberlands, mountain parks, rugged canyons, and stunning rock formations. This area represents the entire spectrum of environments found in the Bighorn...
, in Wyoming - Rock Creek StationRock Creek StationRock Creek Station was a stagecoach and Pony Express station in southeastern Nebraska, near the present-day village of Endicott.-History:Rock Creek Station was established in 1857 along the Oregon Trail and California Trail, along the west bank of Rock Creek. The station was a supply center and...
, a Pony Express station in Nebraska - Rock Creek SchoolsRock Creek SchoolsRock Creek Schools is a school district in Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States which administers three schools:*Rock Creek Junior/Senior High School, St George*St. George Elementary School, St...
, a school district in Kansas - Rock Creek State ParkRock Creek State ParkRock Creek State Park is a state park of Iowa, USA. It is located in Jasper County, near Kellogg.The park was dedicated in 1952 and includes numerous boat launches and docks, picnic grounds, camping grounds, and trails for horseback riding and hiking...
, in Iowa - Rock Creek Station and Stricker HomesiteRock Creek Station and Stricker HomesiteRock Creek Station and Stricker Homesite is a historical site operated by the Idaho State Historical Society. It includes the Stricker Store and Farm, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.-External links:*...
, a historic site in Idaho - Rock Creek TrailRock Creek TrailRock Creek Trail is in the northern Gore Range, part of the Rocky Mountains in the US state of Colorado. It is located in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, Summit County. Rock Creek Trail is north of Interstate 70, west of Highway 9, north of Silverthorne....
, in Colorado - Rock Creek WildernessRock Creek WildernessThe Rock Creek Wilderness is a wilderness area comprising within the Siuslaw National Forest on the Oregon Coast. It was created in 1984, along with the Drift Creek Wilderness and Cummins Creek Wilderness.-Topography:...
, in Oregon - Rock Creek Woods Historic DistrictRock Creek Woods Historic DistrictThe Rock Creek Woods Historic District is a national historic district located at Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland. It is a suburban development consisting of 74 Contemporary houses, is nestled in a wooded valley between two creeks...
, in Maryland - Rock/CreekRock/CreekRock/Creek is a Chattanooga, Tennessee-based sporting goods retailer of clothing and gear for rock climbing, paddling, trail running, hiking, camping and travel. Founded as Rock/Creek Outfitters and Canoeist Headquarters in 1987 when Dawson Wheeler and Marvin Webb purchased Canoeist Headquarters,...
, an outdoor specialty retailer