Sutter Creek (California)

Sutter Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of California.[1] The 32-mile (51 km) long stream is a tributary to Dry Creek.[1]

Sutter Creek
Sutter Creek in downtown Sutter Creek
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates38.4987973°N 120.5371482°W / 38.4987973; -120.5371482
Mouth 
 • coordinates
38.3596355°N 120.9929972°W / 38.3596355; -120.9929972

Sutter Creek was named after John Sutter, a prospector who arrived to the area in 1848, and who was a central figure to the California Gold Rush.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sutter Creek
  2. "Historic Sutter Creek". City of Sutter Creek. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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