Lee Creek (Nevada)

Lee Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Nevada.[1] The stream is a tributary of the South Fork Humboldt River. The confluence is adjacent to the community of Lee.[2]

Lee Creek was named after Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), an American Civil War general.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lee Creek (Nevada)
  2. ^ Lee, Nevada 7.5 minute topographic quadrangle, USGS, 1990
  3. ^ Federal Writers' Project (1941). Origin of Place Names: Nevada (PDF). W.P.A. p. 25.

40°34′06″N 115°36′27″W / 40.56833°N 115.60750°W / 40.56833; -115.60750


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