Tapeats Creek

Tapeats Creek
Overhead view of lower section of Tapeats Creek
Map
Tapeats Creek is located in Arizona
Tapeats Creek
Location of the mouth of Tapeats Creek in Arizona
Native nameTa Pits (Ute-Southern Paiute)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCoconino
Physical characteristics
SourceTapeats Spring[1]
 • locationGrand Canyon (North Rim)
 • coordinates36°26′06″N 112°20′39″W / 36.435°N 112.3443°W / 36.435; -112.3443
MouthColorado River[1]
 • location
Grand Canyon (Canyon Floor)
 • coordinates
36°22′14″N 112°28′10″W / 36.3705°N 112.4694°W / 36.3705; -112.4694
 • elevation
1,985 feet (605 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftThunder River

Tapeats Creek is a creek located entirely within the Grand Canyon National Park. It flows southwest from its source near the North Rim of the canyon to the Colorado River at the base of the canyon. It was named by the Second Powell Expedition in the winter of 1871–1872 for a Southern Paiute Indian who claimed ownership of the stream.[1][a] It contributes the largest amount of water to the Colorado of any tributary on the north side within the Grand Canyon.[3]

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