Bitch Creek Explained

Bitch Creek
Pushpin Map:USA Idaho#USA
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Wyoming and Idaho
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Fremont County, Idaho/Teton County, Idaho
Source1:Convergence of North Bitch Creek and South Bitch Creek
Source1 Coordinates:43.9839°N -110.9802°W
Mouth:Teton River (Idaho)
Mouth Coordinates:43.924°N -111.2889°W

Bitch Creek is a stream in southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming in the United States. The creek begins at the merger of two forks, North Bitch Creek, and South Bitch Creek, in western Wyoming. Before crossing into Idaho, it is joined by Crater Creek and Jackpine Creek. It serves as the border between Fremont County and Teton County once entering Idaho. It empties into the Teton River northwest of Driggs. Excluding the forks, it is about long.[1]

A previous alternate name for this waterway was North Fork Teton River.[2]

The name is said to be a corruption of the French word "biche" (which means doe), and French trappers originally named the waterway "Anse de Biche."[3]

Notes and References

  1. (24 February 2009). Fly Fishing Idaho’s Lesser Known Rivers. Bitch Creek, Fly Fishing Frenzy
  2. Bitch Creek. 377707. June 21, 1979. March 4, 2013.
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=rJV8SEY3IdQC&dq=%22Bitch+Creek%22+biche+unhappy&pg=PA406 Idaho: A Guide in Word and Pictures