Crab Creek, Brook in central Washington, United States
Crab Creek extends for 9 miles through public lands, featuring two horse corrals and stock watering troughs supplied by a perennial stream.
The waterway transformed significantly after 1904 when a flood cleared sand dunes blocking its path, enabling a continuous connection to the Columbia River.
Indigenous Spokane and Palouse peoples established important trails along the creek, utilizing its waters for food gathering and transportation routes.
Surface water from the stream serves livestock needs but requires visitors to bring separate drinking water supplies due to its unsuitability for human consumption.
The terrain surrounding the creek displays geological formations created by massive ice age floods that altered the Columbia Basin landscape.
GPS coordinates: 47.33537,-118.71890
Latest update: October 29, 2025 18:35
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