Shell Creek

Shell Creek is a tributary of the Bighorn River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in Wyoming in the United States.

Starting at an elevation of over 11,000 ft (3,400 m), it drops to below 3,800 ft (1,200 m) as it descends the western side of the Bighorn Mountains through Shell Canyon and enters the Big Horn Basin near Shell, Wyoming.

The Shell Creek watershed consists of 370,500 acres (1,499 km2) of native rangeland (73%), forest (24%), irrigated cropland, pasture and hayland (3%).

Also, the part of the creek is diverted above Shell and conveyed via pipeline to the town of Greybull as a municipal water supply.

[1] US 14, the Bighorn Scenic Byway, travels along Shell Creek through the canyon.