Butter Creek (Oregon) Explained

Butter Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Butter Creek in Oregon
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Oregon
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Umatilla and Morrow counties,
Length:57miles[1]
Source1:near Matlock Hill
Source1 Location:Umatilla County, Oregon
Source1 Coordinates:45.2067°N -119.1736°W
Source1 Elevation:5034feet[2]
Mouth:Umatilla River
Mouth Location:upstream of Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon
Mouth Coordinates:45.7947°N -119.3289°W
Mouth Elevation:535feet
Basin Size:465sqmi[3]

Butter Creek is a 57miles long creek in the U.S. state of Oregon. The source of the creek is at an elevation of in Umatilla National Forest, while the mouth is at an elevation of upstream of Hermiston, Oregon. Butter Creek has a 465sqmi watershed, and is a tributary of the Umatilla River.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Hydrography Dataset. United States Geological Survey. September 3, 2010.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. Web site: Watershed Boundary Dataset. USDA, NRCS, National Cartography and Geospatial Center. September 4, 2010.
  4. Web site: Umatilla Sub-Basin Assessment . Michael . Maudlin . Washington State University . December 2000 . PDF . August 24, 2010 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720122806/https://research.wsulibs.wsu.edu:8443/xmlui/bitstream/handle/2376/49/m_maudlin_120700.pdf?sequence=1 . July 20, 2011 .
  5. Web site: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS) . November 28, 1980 . [{{gnis3|1154281}} Butter Creek ]. August 24, 2010.