Crooked Creek (Oregon)

For other places with the same name, see Crooked Creek.
Crooked Creek
Crooked Creek south of Burns Junction
Country United States
State Oregon
County Malheur
Source Crooked Creek Springs
 - elevation 3,921 ft (1,195 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°40′32″N 117°54′33″W / 42.67556°N 117.90917°W / 42.67556; -117.90917 [2]
Mouth Owyhee River
 - location 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Rome
 - elevation 3,343 ft (1,019 m) [2]
 - coordinates 42°52′57″N 117°41′52″W / 42.88250°N 117.69778°W / 42.88250; -117.69778Coordinates: 42°52′57″N 117°41′52″W / 42.88250°N 117.69778°W / 42.88250; -117.69778 [2]
Length 51 mi (82 km) [3]
Basin 1,340 sq mi (3,471 km2) [4]
Location of the mouth of Crooked Creek in Oregon

Crooked Creek is a 51-mile (82 km) tributary of the Owyhee River in the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] The source of Crooked Creek is at an elevation of 3,921 feet (1,195 m) at Crooked Creek Spring,[1] while the mouth is at an elevation of 3,343 feet (1,019 m) near Rome.[2] Crooked Creek has a 1,340-square-mile (3,500 km2) watershed.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Crooked Creek". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "Vmap0". GIS-Lab. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Oregon Hydrologic Units". United States Geological Survey. 1996. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
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