Budd Creek

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Budd Creek
The start of Budd Creek, Yosemite, on Budd Lake, Cockscomb in the background.jpg
The start of Budd Creek, Yosemite, on Budd Lake, Cockscomb in the background
Location
Physical characteristics
Source Budd Lake
  coordinates 37°50′30″N119°23′44″W / 37.84167°N 119.39556°W / 37.84167; -119.39556

Budd Creek is a stream in Yosemite National Park, United States. [1]

Budd Creek was named for James Budd, 19th Governor of California. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Budd Creek
  2. Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 19. ISBN   978-0-944220-19-1.

Coordinates: 37°52′33″N119°23′03″W / 37.87597°N 119.38423°W / 37.87597; -119.38423