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Hat Creek (California)
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For the census designated place, see Hat Creek, California.
Hat Creek (Achumawi: Hatiwïwi)[4] is a 48.7-mile-long (78.4 km)[5] stream and tributary of the Pit River, which is located in Shasta County of northern California.
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Hat Creek | |
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![]() Hat Creek in Lassen Volcanic National Park | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Cities | Old Station, Hat Creek, Cassel |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of East and West Forks |
• location | Dersch Meadows, Lassen Volcanic National Park |
• coordinates | 40°31′02″N 121°27′19″W[1] |
• elevation | 6,302 ft (1,921 m) |
Mouth | Pit River |
• location | Lake Britton |
• coordinates | 40°59′23″N 121°34′43″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,736 ft (834 m) |
Length | 48.7 mi (78.4 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Burney (combined USGS stations #11359300/Burney No.2 Powerhouse and #11359200/Hat Creek near Burney)[2][3] |
• average | 472.2 cu ft/s (13.37 m3/s)[2][3] |
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The creek rises in two forks on the eastern slopes of Lassen Peak in Lassen Volcanic National Park, and flows northward through Lassen National Forest to its mouth at Lake Britton near Burney, California.[6]
Hat Creek is so named because a surveyor lost his hat there.[7]