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 | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Kent Creek in Washington  Kent Creek (Washington) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Pend Oreille |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 48°11′57″N 117°13′26″W / 48.19917°N 117.22389°W |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 48°13′58″N 117°12′34″W / 48.23278°N 117.20944°W |
• elevation | 2,044 feet (623 m) |
Fauna
editKent 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
editReferences
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kent Creek (Washington)
- ^ Meany, Edmond S. (1923). Origin of Washington geographic names. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 129.
- ^ Pend Oreille County Shoreline Master Program Update Reach-scale Inventory and Assessment July 2010 (Report). p. 87. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.431.5674.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hydropower Relicensing, Box Canyon Hydroelectric Project, Washington and Idaho: Environmental Impact Statement (Report). Federal Energy Regulation Commission. 2004. p. 139. Retrieved 3 February 2019.