| Dry Creek | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Dry Creek in Oregon |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Malheur |
| Length: | 54miles |
| Source1 Location: | near Five Points |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 42.5086°N -117.2956°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 5000feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Crooked Creek |
| Mouth Location: | near Burns Junction |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 42.795°N -117.7464°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 3570feet |
| Basin Size: | 299sqmi[3] |
Dry Creek is a tributary, 54miles long, of Crooked Creek in the U.S. state of Oregon.[4] 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 7miles south of the larger stream's confluence with the Owyhee River.[6] Dry Creek drains a basin of about 299mi2.[3]
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 6miles long.[4] Peacock Creek is about 11miles long[4] and drains a basin of about 41mi2.[3] Corbin Creek is about 15miles long;[4] its basin covers roughly 38mi2.[3] Indian Fort Creek, which flows through Scott Reservoir, is about 24miles long,[4] and it drains a watershed of about 47mi2.[3]