Kautz Creek
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CountryUnited States
StateWashington
National parksMount Rainier National Park
locationKautz Glacier, Mount Rainier
| Kautz Creek | |
|---|---|
 Kautz Creek in Mount Rainier National Park, photographed in 2006. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| National parks | Mount Rainier National Park |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Kautz Glacier, Mount Rainier |
| Mouth | Nisqually River |
| Length | 6 mi (9.7 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Pyramid Creek, Pearl Creek |
Kautz Creek is a tributary of the Nisqually River, flowing from the Kautz Glacier, with its watershed in the Mount Rainier National Park of Washington. It drains southwest from Mount Rainier for about 6 miles (9.7 km) before it joins the Nisqually River near Mount Rainier Highway. It is notable for being a severe flooding hazard due to the volume of summer glacier melt and its frequently changing course. The 400-foot (120 m) Kautz Creek Falls on the headwaters of the creek was formed by the retreat of the Kautz Glacier in the past 50 years.[1]
Kautz Creek was named after A. V. Kautz, an army officer and mountain climber.[2]
