Prairie Creek (California)
| Prairie Creek | |
|---|---|
 Prairie Creek within the aboriginal forest of Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is shaded by an overstory of towering redwoods, an understory of riparian hardwoods, and the ferns and mosses of fallen trees on the forest floor. | |
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  Location of mouth in CA | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Humboldt County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 41°26′46″N 124°02′26″W / 41.44611°N 124.04056°W[1] |
| Mouth | Redwood Creek |
• coordinates | 41°17′59″N 124°03′02″W / 41.29972°N 124.05056°W[1] |
• elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Length | 9 mi (14 km) |
Prairie Creek is the
estuarine floodplain. Prairie Creek was closely followed by U.S. Route 101 from Orick to the Klamath River drainage divide.[2] The former highway alignment through the park has been designated the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway; through traffic now follows a new alignment along the easterly drainage basin headwall.[3]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prairie Creek
- ^ Strand, Rudolph G. Geologic Map of California:Weed Sheet (1963) State of California Resources Agency
- ISBN 0-89933-383-4map 22
See also
- List of rivers in California
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