Bishop Creek (Mariposa County, California)

Coordinates: 37°36′27″N 119°43′16″W / 37.60763°N 119.72103°W / 37.60763; -119.72103
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Bishop Creek is a stream in Yosemite National Park, United States.[1] It is a tributary of the South Fork Merced River.

Bishop Creek was named for Samuel Addison Bishop of the Mariposa Battalion who settled near its banks.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bishop Creek (Mariposa County, California)
  2. ^ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

37°36′27″N 119°43′16″W / 37.60763°N 119.72103°W / 37.60763; -119.72103