Limpy Creek

Limpy Creek
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Douglas
Source	Limpy Mountain
- location	Umpqua National Forest
- elevation	3,300 ft (1,006 m) [1]
- coordinates	43°14′38″N 122°41′12″W / 43.24389°N 122.68667°W [2]
Mouth	North Umpqua River
- elevation	1,342 ft (409 m) [2]
- coordinates	43°18′07″N 122°40′50″W / 43.30194°N 122.68056°WCoordinates: 43°18′07″N 122°40′50″W / 43.30194°N 122.68056°W [2]
Location of the mouth of Limpy Creek in Oregon

Limpy Creek is a tributary of the North Umpqua River in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.^[2]

Limpy Creek was named for a local Native American who walked with a limp.^[3] Oregon Geographic Names says that Limpy Creek, Limpy Prairie, and other natural features in the area are all named for the same man, who lived along the Little River,^[4] another tributary of the North Umpqua River.

See also

• List of rivers of Oregon

References

1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
2. "Limpy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
3. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 578. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.