Crooked Creek
Crooked Creek south of Burns Junction
Crooked Creek (Oregon) is located in Oregon
Crooked Creek (Oregon)
Location of the mouth of Crooked Creek in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Physical characteristics
SourceCrooked Creek Springs
  locationMalheur County
  coordinates42°40′32″N 117°54′33″W / 42.67556°N 117.90917°W / 42.67556; -117.90917[1]
  elevation3,921 ft (1,195 m)[2]
MouthOwyhee River
  location
4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Rome
  coordinates
42°52′57″N 117°41′52″W / 42.88250°N 117.69778°W / 42.88250; -117.69778[1]
  elevation
3,343 ft (1,019 m)[1]
Length51 mi (82 km)[3]
Basin size1,340 sq mi (3,500 km2)[4]

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,[2] while the mouth is at an elevation of 3,343 feet (1,019 m) near Rome.[1] Crooked Creek has a 1,340-square-mile (3,500 km2) watershed.[4]

See also

References

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