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Wild Horse Creek (aka Wildhorse Creek)

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Stream

Linear body of water flowing on the Earth's surface.
Related terms: anabranch, awawa, bayou, branch, brook, creek, distributary, fork, kill, pup, rio, river, run, slough
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Modoc County, California
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GPS Coordinates

Latitude, Longitude:
41.9379394°, -120.8802482°
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Elevation

4895 ft. (1492 m.)

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US Topo Map

The USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) publishes a set of the most commonly used topographic maps of the U.S. called US Topo that are separated into rectangular quadrants that are printed at 22.75"x29" or larger. Wild Horse Creek is covered by the Steele Swamp, CA US Topo Map quadrant

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Nearby Streams

Fourmile Creek 1.4 mi
Rock Creek 2.0 mi
North Fork Willow Creek 6.8 mi
Boles Creek 6.8 mi

Nearby Cities

Nevada City, CA 185 mi
Rough and Ready, CA 188 mi
Lake Wildwood, CA 188 mi
Grass Valley, CA 188 mi
Alta, CA 189 mi

Nearby Points of Interest

Fourmile Valley Land 0.5 mi
Wild Horse Valley Land 0.7 mi
Hidden Valley Land 0.9 mi
Wilcox Spring Water 1.3 mi
Wild Horse Reservoir Water 1.4 mi

Nearby Photos

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Historical Weather

Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is ROUND GR which is approximately 27 miles away and has an elevation of 4,888 feet (7 feet lower than Wild Horse Creek). Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have differences in elevation and topography, the historic weather at the two separate locations may be different as well.

Average Daily Temperatures by Month (°F)

Average Monthly Precipitation (in inches)

Month Precip AVG High Temp AVG Low Temp
January 1.90" 41.1° 18.9°
February 1.91" 44.5° 22.1°
March 2.14" 49.1° 24.6°
April 1.43" 56.6° 27.2°
May 1.50" 64.7° 32.5°
June 1.20" 73.2° 37.9°
July .56" 83.0° 42.6°
August .69" 82.8° 42.0°
September .74" 75.6° 34.5°
October 1.36" 63.9° 28.9°
November 2.10" 47.4° 24.2°
December 2.21" 41.4° 18.9°

Summer High Temps

This location's average summer high temps are lower than 72% of other locations on record.

Winter Low Temps

This location's average winter low temps are lower than 51% of other locations on record.

Precipitation Levels

This location's average precipitation levels are lower than 79% of other locations on record.