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Bitch Creek is a stream in southeastern
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and western
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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 Crater Creek is a tributary of Ksi Sii Aks (formerly "Tseax River") and part of the Nass River watershed in northern part of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It flows generally south and west for roughly Length measured using BCGNIS coor ...
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.(24 February 2009)
Fly Fishing Idaho’s Lesser Known Rivers. Bitch Creek
''Fly Fishing Frenzy''
A previous alternate name for this waterway was North Fork Teton River. 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."Idaho: A Guide in Word and Pictures
p. 406 (1937)


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