Dry Creek (Crooked Creek)

Dry Creek (Crooked Creek)
Dry Creek
Country United States
State Oregon
County Malheur
Source
 - location near Five Points
 - elevation 5,000 ft (1,524 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°30′31″N 117°17′44″W / 42.50861°N 117.29556°W / 42.50861; -117.29556 [2]
Mouth Crooked Creek
 - location near Burns Junction
 - elevation 3,570 ft (1,088 m) [2]
 - coordinates 42°47′42″N 117°44′47″W / 42.795°N 117.74639°W / 42.795; -117.74639 [2]
Length 54 mi (87 km) [3]
Basin 299 sq mi (774 km2) [4]
Location of the mouth of Dry Creek in Oregon

Dry Creek is a tributary, 54 miles (87 km) long, of Crooked Creek in the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] The creek, which is intermittent, begins in the desert near Five Points in Malheur County.[5] It joins Crooked Creek east of Burns Junction and about 7 miles (11 km) south of the larger stream's confluence with the Owyhee River.[6] Dry Creek drains a basin of about 299 square miles (770 km2).[4]

Forming northeast of Five Points, Dry Creek flows north, then west, across Squaw Flat in southern Malheur County near the border with the U.S. state of Nevada. Near Garlow Butte, Coyote Creek enters from the left, and near Caviatta Ridge, Peacock Creek enters from the left. West of Caviatta Ridge, the creek turns north and receives Corbin Creek from the right. Dry Creek flows through Blevins Reservoir and then Rockhouse Reservoir before turning west again and receiving Indian Fort Creek from the right. Turning north, it joins Crooked Creek just south of U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and Rome.[5][6]

Coyote Creek, which has an undefined basin, is about 6 miles (10 km) long.[3] Peacock Creek is about 11 miles (18 km) long[3] and drains a basin of about 41 square miles (110 km2).[4] Corbin Creek is about 15 miles (24 km) long;[3] its basin covers roughly 38 square miles (98 km2).[4] Indian Fort Creek, which flows through Scott Reservoir, is about 24 miles (39 km) long,[3] and it drains a watershed of about 47 square miles (120 km2).[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. ^ a b c "Dry Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1120133. Retrieved March 11, 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e f "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. http://nhd.usgs.gov/index.html. Retrieved September 3, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b c d e "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography and Geospatial Center. http://www.ncgc.nrcs.usda.gov/products/datasets/watershed/. Retrieved September 4, 2010. 
  5. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map: Squaw Flat, Oregon, quadrangle". http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=42.508611&lon=-117.295556&datum=nad83&zoom=4. Retrieved March 13, 2011. 
  6. ^ a b DeLorme Mapping. Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (1991 ed.). Section 75. ISBN 0-89933-235-8. 

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