Hat Creek ( Achumawi : Hatiwïwi ) is a 48.7-mile-long (78.4 km) stream and tributary of the Pit River , which is located in Shasta County of northern California .
5-601: Hat Creek may refer to: Hat Creek (California) , a stream in California Hat Creek, California , a town in California Hat Creek (Georgia) , a stream in Georgia Hat Creek (British Columbia) , a stream in Canada [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
10-399: A similar geology to the chalk streams of southern England , and is considered a classic trout stream. The trout population is made of wild rainbow and brown trout of up to 20 inches (510 mm) in length. The main towns along Hat Creek are Hat Creek and Old Station , which is closer to Lassen Park. The Hat Creek Radio Observatory is located near the town of Hat Creek. During
15-579: The May 19, 1915, eruption of Mount Lassen, a lahar swept down Hat Creek. There is a small mountain in Lassen National Park where the stream starts. It is square topped and looks like a hat, therein lies the derivation of the name! This Shasta County, California -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in California
20-591: 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 . Hat Creek is so named because a surveyor lost his hat there. The lower three and a half miles of the creek has been designated by the California Department of Fish and Game as a "Wild Trout Waterway," with restrictive catch limits. This area has
25-493: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hat_Creek&oldid=876579535 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hat Creek (California) The creek rises in two forks on
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