Cow Creek (Jordan Creek)

Coordinates: 42°56′51″N 117°20′38″W / 42.9475°N 117.34389°W / 42.9475; -117.34389

Cow Creek
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Owyhee County, Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon
Source
- location	near De Lamar, Owyhee County, Idaho
- elevation	7,048 ft (2,148 m) [1]
- coordinates	43°04′23″N 116°50′23″W / 43.07306°N 116.83972°W / 43.07306; -116.83972 [2]
Mouth	Jordan Creek
- location	Danner, Malheur County, Oregon
- elevation	4,216 ft (1,285 m) [2]
- coordinates	42°56′51″N 117°20′38″W / 42.9475°N 117.34389°W / 42.9475; -117.34389 [2]
Length	51 mi (82 km) [3]
Basin	330 sq mi (855 km2) [4]
Location of the mouth of Cow Creek in Oregon

Cow Creek is a 51-mile (82 km) tributary of Jordan Creek in the U.S. state of Oregon.^[3] The source of Cow Creek is at an elevation of 7,048 feet (2,148 m) near De Lamar, Idaho,^[1] while the mouth is at an elevation of 4,216 feet (1,285 m) at Danner.^[2] Cow Creek has a 330-square-mile (850 km²) watershed.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Oregon
• List of longest streams of Oregon

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Cow 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:1119425. Retrieved September 3, 2010. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. http://nhd.usgs.gov/index.html. Retrieved September 3, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "USGS 13180000 Cow Creek At Danner,Oreg.". United States Geological Survey. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory?agency_code=USGS&site_no=13180000. Retrieved September 3, 2010.