Station Creek
Station Creek is a stream in Nevada County, Gold Country, California and has an elevation of 5,630 feet. Station Creek is situated nearby to the locality Union Mills, as well as near the neighborhood Prosser Lakeview Estates.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Prosser Creek Dam and Boca Dam.
Prosser Creek Dam
Dam
Prosser Creek Dam is a dam in Nevada County, California. The earthen and rockfill dam was constructed from 1959 to 1962 by the United States Bureau of Reclamation with a height of 163 feet feet and a crest length of 1,830 feet.
Boca Dam
Dam
Boca Dam is an earthfill dam and a part of the Truckee Storage Project that encompasses Nevada County, California and Washoe County, Nevada in the United States. Boca Dam is situated 2½ miles northeast of Station Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boca and Polaris.
Boca
Locality
Boca is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Situated at an elevation of 5,528 ft above sea level, Boca is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 6.5 miles northeast of Truckee at exit 194 from Interstate 80 onto Hirschdale Road. Boca is situated 2 miles northeast of Station Creek.
Polaris
Locality
Polaris was a historic ice farming community located nearly 3 miles east of Truckee, approximately at the intersection of modern day Glenshire Drive and Quail Lane. Polaris is situated 2½ miles south of Station Creek.
Hirschdale
Hamlet
Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hirschdale is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California. It lies at an elevation of 5446 feet. Hirschdale is located 6.25 miles east-northeast of Truckee. Hirschdale is situated 3 miles east of Station Creek.
Station Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.37324° or 39° 22′ 24″ northLongitude
-120.13214° or 120° 7′ 56″ westElevation
5,630 feet (1,716 metres)Open location code
84FX9VF9+74GeoNames ID
5398751
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