Crooked Creek (Oregon) Explained

Crooked Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Crooked Creek in Oregon
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Oregon
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Malheur
Length:51miles
Source1:Crooked Creek Springs
Source1 Location:Malheur County
Source1 Coordinates:42.6756°N -117.9092°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:3921feet[2]
Mouth:Owyhee River
Mouth Location:4.5miles northwest of Rome
Mouth Coordinates:42.8825°N -117.6978°W
Mouth Elevation:3343feet
Basin Size:1340sqmi

Crooked Creek is a 51miles tributary of the Owyhee River in the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] The source of Crooked Creek is at an elevation of at Crooked Creek Spring,[2] while the mouth is at an elevation of near Rome.[1] Crooked Creek has a 1340sqmi watershed.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS) . November 28, 1980 . [{{gnis3|1119564}} Crooked Creek]. November 1, 2010.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. Web site: Vmap0. GIS-Lab. September 3, 2010.
  4. Web site: Oregon Hydrologic Units. United States Geological Survey. 1996. September 3, 2010.