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{{short description|Stream in Placer County, California, U.S.}}
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'''Bunch Creek''' is a [[stream]] in [[Placer County, California]], United States.  Bunch Creek is a tributary to the North Fork of the [[American River]], which [[confluence]] is to the east at {{convert|920|ft|m}} elevation.  In reaching that confluence, Brush Creek flows through Bunch Canyon.  The water quality in Bunch Creek is characterized by low [[turbidity]], and is free of odor; [[trout]] were being caught in the creek according to a 1989 survey.(Earth Metrics, 1989)

==History==
The history of the town of [[Colfax, California]] is intertwined with Bunch Creek.  During the [[Gold Rush]] of the mid-19th century, [[Mining|miners]] and [[animal trapping|trapper]]s of this part of Placer County found a place along Bunch Creek that was generally below the snow line; this place became known as Illinoistown. With the passage of time, and the increase in [[gold]] mining activities, the camp grew. It became a village with a general store, [[bar (establishment)|saloon]]s, freight company and even a [[brothel]].(Colfax, 2005) This [[settler|settlement]] later became known as Colfax.

==Notes==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070609042428/http://colfaxarea.com/city_of_colfax.htm Colfax, California History (2005)]
* Earth Metrics Inc, "[[Phase I Environmental Site Assessment]], Bunch Creek Shopping Center, Colfax, California", printed in San Mateo, Ca., Document File Number 7928W0, May 16, 1989

==See also==
*[[Placer mining]]

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[[Category:Rivers of Placer County, California]]
[[Category:American River (California)]]
[[Category:Colfax, California]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Sierra Nevada in California]]
[[Category:Rivers of Northern California]]


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