White Rock Creek (Kansas)

White Rock Creek
Location of the mouth of White Rock Creek
Native name	Riviere Amiable (French)
Location
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Republic County, Kansas
• coordinates	39°57′19″N98°40′01″W / 39.9552912°N 98.6670128°W / 39.9552912; -98.6670128 [1]
Mouth	Republican River
• location	Jewell County, Kansas
• coordinates	39°55′10″N97°51′21″W / 39.9194550°N 97.8558765°W / 39.9194550; -97.8558765 [1]
• elevation	1,473 ft (449 m)

White Rock Creek is a river in the central Great Plains of North America. A tributary of the Republican River, it flows through northern Kansas.

History

The mouth of White Rock Creek was the location where a group of six buffalo hunters from Waterville, Kansas were killed by Cheyenne Dog Soldiers in May 1869. ^[2] Also in May of 1869, the Excelsior Colony from New York, took claims along White Rock Creek and built a blockhouse north of the present town of Mankato. By June 1869, all of the settlers had left because of conflicts with the Indians. ^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Kansas

References

1. "White Rock Creek". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2019-03-15.
2. Switzer, Dale (December 2009). "White Rock and Lovewell". www.lovewellhistory.com. Retrieved 2019-03-15.
3. "Jewell County, Kansas Genealogy and History". genealogytrails.com. December 2009. Retrieved 2019-03-15.