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Canyon Creek is a major tributary of the South Yuba River in the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It begins at Baltimore Lake at an elevation of 7,184 feet, roughly 10.8 miles west-northwest of Donner Pass in the Tahoe National Forest in Nevada County, California .
Canyon Creek is a 48-mile (77 km) [1] tributary of the Salt River in central Arizona. Originating on the Mogollon Rim , the creek flows generally south to its confluence with the Salt in the Salt River Canyon Wilderness , about 16 miles (26 km) above Theodore Roosevelt Lake .
As it exits the city, it turns northeast to follow Cottonwood Creek towards and into Fairview Canyon, about 2 miles (3.2 km) from the beginning of the route. It follows the canyon for another 6–7 miles, entering the Manti-La Sal National Forest , until it climbs out of the top end of the canyon at about 8,800 feet (2,700 m) altitude.
The descent down Indian Canyon between US-191 and Newspaper Rock features a steep descent and sharp curves. As a result, the Utah Department of Transportation mandates that all vehicles using Route 211 that exceed 10 feet (3.0 m) in width or 80 feet (24 m) in length have an accompanying pilot car escort.
The other section is known as the Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive, or just Bear Creek Road, and primarily parallels Bear Creek, passing through the towns of Kittredge and Idledale. The route, which is on the outskirts of Denver , passes through several of the city's mountain parks , including Bergen , Dedisse and Red Rocks parks.
In 1912 Warden R. L. Sinkey wrote of Putah Creek, "Becomes dry anywhere below Winters during the summer months. Putah Creek is just a small stream in the summertime. St. Helena Creek, Anderson Creek, Dry Creek run just small streams. Big Canyon Creek runs more water, I think, than all the rest". [3]
East Canyon Creek is a 40.5-mile-long (65.2 km) [2] north by northwest-flowing stream that begins northwest of Kimball Junction in Summit County, Utah, on the east side of the summit of the Wasatch Range, and flows to its confluence with the Weber River in Morgan County, Utah.
Canyon Creek (Montana), a stream in Flathead County, Montana Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Canyon Creek .