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Spearfish Creek is a fast-moving creek that emerges from Spearfish Canyon at Spearfish. It runs roughly south to north through the center of town (parallel to Canyon Street), year round. The creek freezes from the bottom up instead of icing over. This unusual phenomenon occurs due to the very fast rate at which the creek flows.
Spearfish Canyon is a deep but narrow gorge carved by Spearfish Creek located in Lawrence County, South Dakota, U.S., just south of Spearfish. The canyon is located within the Black Hills , located on the northern edge of the Black Hills National Forest .
The center opened as the Spearfish National Fish Hatchery in 1896 and was under the scope of the newly founded National Fish Hatchery System. [1] The complex included 17 ponds and a main hatchery building; these facilities used spring water. [6] In late July 1899, 100,000 blackspotted trout eggs arrived to begin populating the hatchery.
It is located in Spearfish Canyon, near Little Spearfish Creek, just before the creek joins Spearfish Creek, within the Black Hills National Forest. The area is managed by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish, and Parks. Birdwatching, fishing, hiking, and snowmobiling are popular activities within this area. [2]
North Spearfish is located in northern Lawrence County at (44.507983, -103.885173), [6] on the northwest side of the city of Spearfish, the largest community in the county Interstate 90 runs along the northern edge of the CDP, with access from Exit 8 (McGuigan Road).
In order for Spearfish Creek to be considered a large water area: The NRI definition of large water is that used by the Census Bureau through the 1980 Census, and consists of water bodies >= 40 acres or streams >= 660 feet wide at normal pool, as defined in the 1997 NRI instruction manual (U.S. Department of Agriculture 1997).
The intense rain began on the afternoon of June 9 and continued until after midnight on June 10. The immense amount of rain the Black Hills received during the thunderstorms ranged from 4 to 15 inches, causing Rapid Creek and surrounding creeks to overflow and creating massive amounts of runoff that resulted in flood waters.
I-90 BL east (North Avenue) / US 85 north – Spearfish, Belle Fourche: Western end of US 85 concurrency: 12.32: 19.83: 12: Jackson Boulevard – Spearfish, Black Hills State University: 14.42: 23.21: 14: I-90 BL west / US 14A (27th Street) / Black Hills National Forest Scenic Byway – Spearfish Canyon: Single-point urban interchange (SPUI) 18 ...