Elder Creek – Stream in Mendocino, California

Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 223070

Location

State California

County Mendocino

Feature Class Stream

Coordinates

DMS

39°43'47"N 123°38'54"W

Decimal Degrees

39.7295997, -123.6483518

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Lincoln Ridge

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Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Branscomb

5.4 mi SSE

Also Known As

Paralyze Canyon

Hydrography

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Description

4.5 mile long tributary of South Fork Eel River.

History

Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1964.

Nearby Features

Jack of Hearts Creek Stream · 0.4 mi SSW
Dark Canyon Valley · 0.7 mi W
McKinley Creek Stream · 1.0 mi ENE
Fox Creek Stream · 1.1 mi NE
Barnwell Creek Stream · 1.2 mi NNE
Deer Creek Stream · 1.4 mi S
Horseshoe Bend Bend · 1.5 mi NNE
Tenmile Creek Stream · 2.0 mi NNE
Misery Creek Stream · 2.1 mi ESE
Mitchell Creek Stream · 2.3 mi W

Data Sources & Attribution

Feature data: U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) – U.S. Geological Survey.
Elevation: USGS Elevation Point Query Service (EPQS).
Topographic basemap: USGS National Map.
Quad map thumbnails: USGS US Topo.
Watershed boundaries: USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD).
Protected areas: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US) – Gap Analysis Project.
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