Cebolla Creek

Cebolla Creek
The creek in Powderhorn, October 2018
Cebolla Creek is located in Colorado
Cebolla Creek
Location within Colorado
Location
CountryUnited States
StateColorado
CountiesGunnison, Hinsdale
Physical characteristics
MouthGunnison River
 • coordinates
38°28′26″N 107°13′00″W / 38.47389°N 107.21667°W / 38.47389; -107.21667

Cebolla Creek is a stream in Gunnison and Hinsdale counties in Colorado, United States, that is a tributary of the Gunnison River.

The river's name comes from the Native Americans of the area, who relied on wild onions (Spanish: cebolla) as a food source.

Historical names

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ceblla Creek
  2. ↑ Dawson, John Frank (1954). Place names in Colorado: why 700 communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Denver, CO: The J. Frank Dawson Publishing Co. p. 13.
  3. 1 2 Ruffner, E. H. (1884). Reconnaissance in the Ute country. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and map of a reconnaissance in the Ute country, made in 1873 by Lieutenant E. H. Ruffner, of the Corps of Engineers. Ex. Doc. No. 193. Washington D.C.: U.S. House of Representatives. p. 35. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ Hayden, F. V. (1886). Annual report of the United States Geological and geographical survey of the territories: embracing Colorado and parts of adjacent territories; being a report of progress of the exploration for the year 1874. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Interior. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ Hayden, F. V. (1877). Western Colorado and part of Utah, Sheet VIII. Geological and Geographical Atlas of Colorado and Portions of Adjacent Territory. Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Cebolla Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

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38°28′26″N 107°13′00″W / 38.47389°N 107.21667°W / 38.47389; -107.21667