Bow Creek
Bow Creek is a stream in Sierra County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 3,655 feet. Bow Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Goodyears Bar, as well as near Cal-Ida.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Goodyears Bar and Forest.
Goodyears Bar
Hamlet
Goodyears Bar, known as Slaughter's Bar before 1851, is a census-designated place in Sierra County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Goodyears Bar had a population of 69. Goodyears Bar is situated 3 miles east of Bow Creek.
Forest
Hamlet
Photo: Mrgooseskin, Public domain.
Forest, also known as Forest City, is a small unincorporated community town site in Sierra County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada. The town site of Forest is located at 4,489 feet in elevation. Forest is situated 6 miles southeast of Bow Creek.
Downieville
Village
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville is on the North Fork of the Yuba River, at an elevation of 2,966 feet. Downieville is situated 6 miles east of Bow Creek.
Bow Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sierra County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.54017° or 39° 32′ 25″ northLongitude
-120.93801° or 120° 56′ 17″ westElevation
3,655 feet (1,114 metres)Open location code
84FXG3R6+3QGeoNames ID
5330302
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