💧🌏 Greg Cocks
Streams & River Names Across The USA From USGS NHDPlus
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/john-hammond-9b4a932b_ever-wonder-how-streams-and-rivers-differ-activity-7395939476793090048-QvLc <-- shared technical post
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H/T John Hammond | Research Hydrologist @ USGS
“Ever wonder how streams and rivers differ in naming across the country and what the most common names are?...
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NAME COUNT
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Mill Creek 6,213
Spring Creek 5,862
Dry Creek 5,750
Bear Creek 4,945
Beaver Creek 4,740
Rock Creek 4,514
Indian Creek 4,231
Cedar Creek 3,849
Willow Creek 3,777
Cottonwood Ck 3,694
Big Creek 3,424
Clear Creek 3,223
Sand Creek 2,863
Deer Creek 2,781
Turkey Creek 2,752
Wolf Creek 2,701
Mud Creek 2,518
Crooked Creek 2,176
Brush Creek 2,019
Buffalo Creek 2,009
Elk Creek 1,950
Salt Creek 1,932
Horse Creek 1,899
Silver Creek 1,887…”
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Nov 17 at 7:41amWeb
Show threadKernel Bob Nov 17
@GregCocks Names like Elk Creek are usually short for "Creek where John shot that elk", right?
Show thread💧🌏 Greg CocksNov 17
@kbob many geographic names are like that: Mill Creek where they use a stream to drive a mill wheel, Cottonwood Creek where there were/are lots of cottonwood trees, Bear Creek, Dry Creek, Rock Creek, Indian, Cedar, Willow, etc, etc - i.e., most of the "Top 20" and onwards...
(same with most of people's surnames from English, related to their jobs/trades...)