Cripple Creek (stream)

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Cripple Creek (stream) is a waterway in Colorado notable for giving its name to the historic gold-mining town of Cripple Creek.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf stream
associatedWith Cripple Creek, Colorado
associatedWithIndustry gold mining
continent North America
country United States of America
featureClass stream
gaveNameTo Cripple Creek, Colorado
geographicRegion Southern Rocky Mountains
hasHistoricalSignificance linked to the Cripple Creek gold rush of the 1890s
hasName Cripple Creek
hasNameOrigin named for cattle that were injured while crossing the creek
hydrologicalType tributary stream
languageOfName English
locatedIn Colorado
Teller County, Colorado
locatedOnLandform Pikes Peak region
namedAfter crippled cattle that crossed the creek
naturalOrArtificial natural watercourse
near Cripple Creek mining district
notableFor giving its name to the historic gold-mining town of Cripple Creek
partOf Arkansas River watershed
state Colorado
usedAsToponym Cripple Creek mining district

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Cripple Creek, Colorado namedFor Cripple Creek (stream)