What is "beaver creek"

Beaver Creek is the name of several places and waterways in North America.

Beaver Creek is a tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. The creek begins at the confluence of Champion and Bear creeks in the White Mountains National Recreation Area, about north of Fairbanks. From there it flows west around the southern end of the White Mountains, then northeast into the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, then west into the Yukon River downstream of Beaver.

In 1980, The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act designated the upper of Beaver Creek as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Most of this lies within the recreation area, but the last are in the wildlife refuge.

1. redirect Beaver Creek, Montana

Beaver Creek is a tributary of the Des Moines River that rises at the northern border of Boone County in the U.S. state of Iowa, and then flows generally south and southeast through western Boone County, northeastern Dallas County, and finally northwestern Polk County before flowing into the Des Moines River approximately a mile south of the Saylorville Reservoir in Polk County. In total, the main channel is approximately in length, and the watershed drains approximately .

Significant tributaries to Beaver Creek include Middle Beaver Creek, East Beaver Creek, West Beaver Creek, Slough Creek, Beaver Branch, Jim Creek and two Little Beaver creeks. There are also numerous smaller unnamed tributaries.

Beaver Creek is a river in the municipalities of Markham and Richmond Hill in the Regional Municipality of York, part of the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. It is part of the Great Lakes Basin and is a right tributary of the Rouge River.

Beaver Creek (Wichita River) is a river in Texas.

Beaver Creek is an tributary of Swatara Creek in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the United States.

Beaver Creek joins the Swatara Creek near the borough of Hummelstown.

Beaver Creek is a tributary of the Kishwaukee River in northern Illinois.

Beaver Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River in Colorado. The creek flows from a source in Elbert County to a confluence with the South Platte in Morgan County near Hillrose.

Beaver Creek is a stream in Floyd County, Kentucky, in the United States.

Some of the first white visitors to Floyd County camped on Beaver Creek in 1775.

Beaver Creek is a stream in Hickman County, Tennessee, in the United States. It is a tributary of Piney River.

Beaver Creek was named for the numerous North American beavers found there by hunters.

Beaver Creek is a stream in Rock County, Minnesota and Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It is a tributary of Split Rock Creek.

Beaver Creek was named from the fact early settlers saw beaver dams in the stream.

Beaver Creek is a stream in Mower and Fillmore counties, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Upper Iowa River.

Beaver Creek was probably named for the North American beavers which inhabit the stream.

Beaver Creek is a stream in Renville County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a tributary of the Minnesota River.

Beaver Creek is an English translation of the native Sioux language name.

Beaver Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is a tributary of Raccoon Creek.

Beaver Creek was named for the beaver dams along its course.

Beaver Creek was a Children's amusement park inside Pleasure Beach Blackpool. It closed on 5 September 2010 when Amanda Thompson, owner of Pleasure Beach, Blackpool announced that it would be working with American Company, Nickelodeon to bring the new Nickelodeon Land. Nickelodeon Land opened in Beaver Creeks place on 5 May 2011.

Bradley Beaver Catering Co. Closed in 2010 after Nickelodeon Land was announced.

Many of the rides have either been re-themed and put back into place, or moved into a different part of the park and later renamed. For example, Thor's Turnpike was moved to a different place in the park and renamed Alpine Rallye, same with Veteran Carousel, which is now known as Vintage Carousel.

Beaver Creek may refer to one of nine rivers in Manitoba, Canada:

• Beaver Creek, National Topographic System (NTS) map sheet 062J02
• Beaver Creek, NTS map sheet 062I01
• Beaver Creek, NTS map sheet 062K06
• Beaver Creek, NTS map sheet 062I16
• Beaver Creek, NTS map sheet 052M04
• Beaver Creek, NTS map sheet 063F10
• Beaver Creek, NTS map sheet 062P07
• Beaver Creek, NTS map sheet 063C14
• Beaver Creek, NTS map sheet 063C11

There is also an unincorporated place on Lake Winnipeg and Manitoba Provincial Road 234 called Beaver Creek; it is near the mouth of the Beaver Creek with CGNDB Unique Identifier GABZL. Beaver Creek Provincial Park is also nearby.

Beaver Creek is a large creek in Lorain County, Ohio, USA. It flows through the township (and the village) of Amherst, and through the western end of the corporation-limits of the City of Lorain, and into Lake Erie.

• The entire Beaver Creek watershed is composed of two main branches (originally called "Big Beaver" and "Little Beaver"), and several small tributaries.
• Beaver Creek's main branch follows these basic co-ordinates: 41.2814393 -82.2882163 / 41.3750450 -82.2393232 / 41.4361526 -82.2498785
• The area at the mouth/outlet of this creek has been historically known as "Oak Point".
• Beaver Creek has an important history in the early pioneer-settlement of this land-area of Ohio ( including the "Beaver Creek Settlement" of 1810, and, in particular, the later development of the village of Amherst. In fact, those same pioneer-settlers are said to have named this creek in honor of their former homeland in western Pennsylvania. (Prior to their arrival, the creek had been known as the "Riviere en Grys".)

Beaver Creek is a long tributary of Camas Creek in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of near Monida Pass in northern Clark County, it flows generally south through the communities of Humphrey, Spencer, and Dubois. Continuing into Jefferson County, it reaches its mouth north of the town of Hamer, at an elevation of . It is roughly paralleled by Interstate 15 for its entire length.

Beaver Creek is a tributary of the Crooked River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is formed by the confluence of its two forks in southeastern Crook County, a sparsely populated part of Central Oregon. North Fork Beaver Creek flows south and then west around Laughlin Table. South Fork Beaver Creek drains the slopes of Snow Mountain and Funny Butte in southwestern Grant County before joining the North Fork.

The Beaver Creek main stem flows west from the forks' confluence to near Birdsong Butte then southwest down Paulina Valley past the unincorporated community of Paulina to join the South Fork Crooked River. From this confluence, the main stem of the Crooked River flows generally west to meet the Deschutes River, a tributary of the Columbia River.

Named tributaries of the creek from source to mouth are Sugar Creek, which enters from the right; Grindstone Creek, left; Wolf and Paulina creeks, right; Alkali Creek, left; Profanity Gulch, right, and Drift Canyon, left. Oregon Route 380 (Paulina Highway) runs along the lower creek from near Paulina to the mouth. The stream flows under the highway twice, first slightly upstream of Paulina and then further downstream near Profanity Gulch.