Southworth Creek

Southworth Creek
Name origin: For Lewis Southworth, an early settler
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lincoln
Source Burnt Timber Mountain
 - location Siuslaw National Forest
 - elevation 1,231 ft (375 m) [1]
 - coordinates 44°22′16″N 123°59′32″W / 44.37111°N 123.99222°W / 44.37111; -123.99222 [2]
Mouth Alsea River
 - location near Waldport
 - elevation 7 ft (2 m) [2]
 - coordinates 44°24′45″N 123°59′15″W / 44.41250°N 123.98750°W / 44.41250; -123.98750Coordinates: 44°24′45″N 123°59′15″W / 44.41250°N 123.98750°W / 44.41250; -123.98750 [2]
Length 3 mi (5 km) [2]
Location of the mouth of Southworth Creek in Oregon

Southworth Creek is a stream, about 5 miles (8 km) long, in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] It is a tributary of the Alsea River, which it enters upstream of Waldport and the Pacific Ocean. It flows north from the slopes of Burnt Timber Mountain to join the larger stream at an elevation of just 7 feet (2.1 m) above sea level.[2]

Southworth Creek was named for Lewis Southworth, a former slave who settled there in the 1880s.[2] It was originally called Darkey Creek until the Oregon Geographic Names Board was asked to officially change the name.[3]

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References

  1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Southworth Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). May 22, 1986. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  3. "Creek May Be Named for Oregon Pioneer". Eugene Register-Guard. December 6, 1999. p. 2D. Retrieved April 30, 2015.


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