Yellow Creek
Yellow Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of South Dakota. It is a tributary of Whitewood Creek with the confluence south of Lead, South Dakota. It was named for the yellow color of its water, which comes from limestone and sandstone deposits.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lead and Flatiron.
Lead
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Lead is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 2,982 at the 2020 census. Lead is located in western South Dakota, in the Black Hills near the Wyoming state line.
Flatiron
Locality
Flatiron, formerly known as Yellow Creek or Flat Iron City, is a ghost town in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. It was known for its highly successful gold mining.
Central City
Village
Central City is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 93 at the 2020 census. Central City is situated 2 miles north of Yellow Creek.
Yellow Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: creek in Lawrence County, South Dakota, unite States
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lawrence, South Dakota, Great Plains, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Yellow Creek” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Yellow Creek (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, South Dakota)”
- Cebuano: “Yellow Creek”
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