Kabyai Creek or Kaibai Creek is a tributary of the McCloud River in Shasta County, California.[2] It flows into the river opposite the McCloud Bridge Campground in the Shasta–Trinity National Forest.[3]
| Kabyai Creek[1] Kaibai Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Shasta County, Shasta County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kabyai Creek |
| • location | canyon on the west bank of McCloud River, within the Shasta–Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California, United States |
| • coordinates | 40°57′01″N 122°16′06″W / 40.95028°N 122.26833°W |
| • elevation | 2,320 ft (710 m) |
| Mouth | Kabyai Creek |
• location | McCloud River, Shasta–Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California |
• coordinates | 40°55′59″N 122°15′01″W / 40.93306°N 122.25028°W |
• elevation | 1,079 ft (329 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | McCloud River |
History
editThe mouth of Kabyai Creek, was the site of a Winnemem Wintu village, that suffered an attack by a party of white settlers, the Kabyai Creek Massacre on August 17, 1854. The burial site of the massacre is among those of the Winnemem Wintu being threatened with being submerged by Shasta Lake if the proposed raising of Shasta Dam occurs.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Kabyai Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ [gnis|262059]
- ^ Kabyai Creek, USGS Map Name: Bollibokka Mountain, CA, from topoquest.com accessed June 6, 2013
- ^ Brian Melley, Tribe dances to protest Shasta Dam expansion, Wednesday, Seattle Times, September 15, 2004, from seattletimes.com accessed June 6, 2013
- ^ Peter Fimrite, Winnemem Wintu tribe stages war dance as protest, San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, May 26, 2012, from sfgate.com accessed June 7, 2013
- ^ Guedel, Greg (November 4, 2008). "Winnemem Wintu Fear Losing Their Heritage If Shasta Dam Raised". Native American Legal Update. Archived from the original on January 17, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.