[1] The creek is part of Kings Canyon National Park.

[2] A pass above the headwaters of the creek has an old sheep trail over it.

[3] The creek was named by Frank Lewis while on a hunting trip in the 1870s.

The following quote records the event: "While hunting with a young friend, Harrison Hill, I wounded a bear and told him to finish it.

He became excited and threw all the shells out of his Winchester without firing a shot.