Orofino Creek

Orofino Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Idaho.^[1]

Variant names were "Oro Fino Creek" and "Oro Fino River".^[1] The creek was named for gold mining along its course, oro fino meaning "pure gold" in Spanish.^[2]

References[]

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orofino Creek
^ Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 99.

Coordinates: 46°28′34″N 116°15′18″W / 46.47611°N 116.25500°W / 46.47611; -116.25500

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[GNIS-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orofino Creek

[2] Rees, John E. (1918). Idaho Chronology, Nomenclature, Bibliography. W.B. Conkey Company. p. 99.

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