Orton Creek

Orton Creek is a stream in Humboldt County, North Coast, California. Orton Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Elk River, as well as near the locality Pine Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Berta’s Ranch Covered Bridge and Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant.

Berta’s Ranch Covered Bridge

Bridge

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant

Power station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3 was a 63 MWe nuclear boiling water reactor, owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Company that operated from August 1963 to July 1976 just south of Eureka, California, in an area referred to as King Salmon and Fields Landing. Humboldt Bay Nuclear Power Plant is situated 2 miles west of Orton Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elk River and Ridgewood Heights.

Elk River

Hamlet

Elk River is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is located 2.25 miles east-northeast of Fields Landing, at an elevation of 69 feet.

Ridgewood Heights

Village

Pine Hills is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States, adjacent to Eureka. The population was 3,186 at the 2020 census, up from 3,131 at the 2010 census.

Spruce Point

Hamlet

Humboldt Hill is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. Humboldt Hill rises to an elevation of 636 feet. The population was 3,498 at the 2020 census, up from 3,414 at the 2010 census.

Orton Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.73485° or 40° 44′ 6″ north

Longitude

-124.17062° or 124° 10′ 14″ west

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Open location code

84GQPRMH+WQ

GeoNames ID

5569062

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