Mission Creek (Marion County, Oregon) Explained

Mission Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Mission Creek in Oregon
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Oregon
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Marion County
Length:9miles
Source1:French Prairie
Source1 Location:near St. Paul
Source1 Coordinates:45.1711°N -122.9925°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:175feet[2]
Mouth:Champoeg Creek
Mouth Location:near Champoeg
Mouth Coordinates:45.2475°N -122.8825°W
Mouth Elevation:72feet

Mission Creek is a tributary, roughly 9miles long, of Champoeg Creek in Marion County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The creek arises southwest of St. Paul in the French Prairie region of the Willamette Valley and flows generally northeast to meet Champoeg Creek near Champoeg. The combined streams then flow less than 1miles before entering the Willamette River, 45miles from its confluence with the Columbia River.[3] [4]

Course

From its source on French Prairie southwest of St. Paul, the creek flows northeast, passing under River Road Northeast and then under Oregon Route 219 just east of St. Paul. After entering and exiting Mission Creek Reservoir, it passes under Buyserie Road and enters Zorn Pond. Exiting the pond, it flows under McKay Road, then through the ghost town of Champoeg and under Champoeg Road. It joins Champoeg Creek in the Champoeg State Heritage Area, a short distance from the larger creek's confluence with the Willamette River. Champoeg's Creek's mouth is at river mile (RM) 45 or river kilometer (RK) 72 of the Willamette, a tributary of the Columbia River. Mission Creek has no named tributaries.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) . United States Geological Survey . November 28, 1980 . [{{Gnis3|1163152}} Mission Creek ]. November 24, 2009.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. DeLorme Mapping . Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer . 2008 . 28 . 978-0-89933-347-2 .
  4. Web site: United States Geological Survey . United States Geological Survey Topographic Map: St. Paul quadrant . TopoQuest . November 25, 2009.