Racehorse Creek

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Green stone at Racehorse Creek

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Clay County, Minnesota (data.census.gov) Clay County, Minnesota has 1,045.2 square miles of land area and is the 19th largest county in Minnesota by total area. Clay County, Minnesota is bordered by Becker County, Minnesota, Richland County, North Dakota, Wilkin County, Minnesota, Norman County, Minnesota, Cass County, North Dakota, and Otter Tail County, Minnesota.

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Estimating Low-Flow Frequency Statistics and Hydrologic Analysis of Selected Streamflow-Gaging Stations, Nooksack River Basin, Northwestern Washington and Canada (pubs.usgs.gov)
Racehorse Creek (sir20095170.pdf) The Racehorse Creek subbasin is about 11 mi2 in size, and is located in the northeastern part of the Nooksack River basin on the northern slope of Slide Mountain in the North Fork Nooksack River basin. This mountain stream subbasin is carved through a mantle of glacial sediments and into bedrock composed of massive sandstone, conglomerate, and shale (Easterbrook and others, 2007).

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North Fork Nooksack River

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Twig at Racehorse Creek

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Deming, Washington

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Racehorse Creek (wa100.dnr.wa.gov) Racehorse Creek, a small waterway near Deming, Washington, is a must-see destination for fossil aficionados. The area is known for its fossil beds—50 million-year-old leaf fossils, including sycamore and swamp cypress, await dedicated collectors. In addition to abundant fossils, the creek boasts the impressive Racehorse Falls, a 169-foot-tall multi-stage waterfall that’s a short 0.6 mile hike to reach.

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Racehorse Falls

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