Kent Creek (Washington)

Kent Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Washington.[1] The creek was named after Fred Kent, a local land owner.[2] Its main source is Mountain Meadows Lake (aka Kent Meadows Lake) in the Pend Oreille/Deer Creek watershed, however the earthen dam at the lake's outlet means that it only discharges water into Kent Creek when inflows are sufficient to reach an overflow pipe,[3] which mainly occurs during March and April. Under normal circumstances, the creek is fed by small tributaries and springs.[4]

Kent Creek
Kent Creek (Washington) is located in Washington (state)
Kent Creek (Washington)
Location of the mouth of Kent Creek in Washington
Kent Creek (Washington) is located in the United States
Kent Creek (Washington)
Kent Creek (Washington) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWashington
CountyPend Oreille
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates48°11′57″N 117°13′26″W / 48.19917°N 117.22389°W / 48.19917; -117.22389
Mouth 
 • coordinates
48°13′58″N 117°12′34″W / 48.23278°N 117.20944°W / 48.23278; -117.20944
 • elevation
2,044 feet (623 m)

Fauna

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Kent Creek has had eastern brook trout, and was identified in 2003 as a recoverable habitat for bull trout.[4] In 1999, a group of eight active nests at the creek's mouth was identified as one of two double-crested cormorant colonies in the Pend Oreille watershed.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kent Creek (Washington)
  2. ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 129.
  3. ^ Pend Oreille County Shoreline Master Program Update Reach-scale Inventory and Assessment July 2010 (Report). p. 87. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.431.5674.
  4. ^ a b Bull Trout Habitat Limiting Factors For Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) 62 (Pend Oreille County, Northeast Washington State) (PDF). posrt.org (Report). April 4, 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ^ Hydropower Relicensing, Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project, Washington and Idaho: Environmental Impact Statement (Report). Federal Energy Regulation Commission. 2004. p. 139. Retrieved 3 February 2019.