Maple Creek, California

Coordinates: 40°45′44″N 123°52′09″W / 40.76222°N 123.86917°W / 40.76222; -123.86917

Maple Creek
Unincorporated community
Maple Creek
Maple Creek

Location in California

Coordinates: 40°45′44″N 123°52′09″W / 40.76222°N 123.86917°W / 40.76222; -123.86917
Country United States
State California
County Humboldt County
Elevation[1] 528 ft (161 m)

Maple Creek (formerly, Maplecreek)[2] is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California.[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) south-southeast of Korbel,[2] at an elevation of 528 feet (161 m).[1]

A post office operated at Maple Creek from 1886 to 1923.[2]

See also

Climate

This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Maple Creek has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Maple Creek, California
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 101. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ↑ Climate Summary for Maple Creek, California


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