Squirrel Creek
Squirrel Creek is a stream in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Squirrel Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Mooney Flat, as well as near the village Lake Wildwood.Places of Interest
Highlights include Englebright Dam.
Englebright Dam
Dam
Photo: Philm555, Public domain.
Englebright Dam is a 280 ft high variable radius concrete arch dam on the Yuba River in the Sacramento River Basin, located in Yuba and Nevada counties of California, United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mooney Flat and Smartsville.
Mooney Flat
Hamlet
Mooney Flat was an important mining and transportation hub in western Nevada County, California, just east of the Yuba County line. It was situated on modern Mooney Flat Road, about 1 mile north of modern Highway 20, at an elevation of about 800 ft. Mooney Flat is situated 2 miles southwest of Squirrel Creek.
Smartsville
Hamlet
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smartsville is a census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is one of the many historic towns in California's gold country, and is today a California Historical Landmark. Smartsville is situated 3 miles southwest of Squirrel Creek.
Timbuctoo
Hamlet
Timbuctoo is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It lies northwest of Smartsville, at an elevation of 397 feet. Timbuctoo is situated 4 miles west of Squirrel Creek.
Squirrel Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.22906° or 39° 13′ 45″ northLongitude
-121.24524° or 121° 14′ 43″ westElevation
804 feet (245 metres)Open location code
84FW6QH3+JWGeoNames ID
5398458
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