Kabyai Creek

Kabyai Creek[1]
Kaibai Creek
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionShasta County, Shasta County
Physical characteristics
SourceKabyai Creek
 • locationcanyon on the west bank of McCloud River, within the Shasta–Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California, United States
 • coordinates40°57′01″N 122°16′06″W / 40.95028°N 122.26833°W / 40.95028; -122.26833
 • elevation2,320 ft (710 m)
MouthKabyai 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 / 40.93306; -122.25028
 • elevation
1,079 ft (329 m)
Discharge 
 • locationMcCloud River

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]

History

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The 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

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  1. ^ "Kabyai Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
  2. ^ [gnis|262059]
  3. ^ Kabyai Creek, USGS Map Name: Bollibokka Mountain, CA, from topoquest.com accessed June 6, 2013
  4. ^ Brian Melley, Tribe dances to protest Shasta Dam expansion, Wednesday, Seattle Times, September 15, 2004, from seattletimes.com accessed June 6, 2013
  5. ^ Peter Fimrite, Winnemem Wintu tribe stages war dance as protest, San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, May 26, 2012, from sfgate.com accessed June 7, 2013
  6. ^ 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.