Rattlesnake Creek (Oregon) Explained

Rattlesnake Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek in Oregon
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Oregon
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Malheur
Length:57miles
Source1 Location:near McDermitt
Source1 Coordinates:42.2819°N -117.6694°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:6439feet[2]
Mouth:Crooked Creek
Mouth Location:near Burns Junction
Mouth Coordinates:42.7233°N -117.795°W
Mouth Elevation:3770feet
Basin Size:298sqmi[3]

Rattlesnake Creek is a tributary, 57miles long, of Crooked Creek in the U.S. state of Oregon.[4] The creek, which is intermittent, begins in the desert north of McDermitt in Malheur County.[5] It joins Crooked Creek southeast of the intersection of U.S. Route 95 and Oregon Route 78 at Burns Junction, about 15miles from the larger stream's confluence with the Owyhee River.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{gnis3|1125829}} Rattlesnake Creek]. Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. March 11, 2011.
  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: National Hydrography Dataset. United States Geological Survey. September 3, 2010.
  5. Web site: United States Geological Survey. United States Topographic Map: Battle Mountain, Oregon, quadrangle. TopoQuest. March 11, 2011.
  6. DeLorme Mapping . Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer . 1991 . 75. 0-89933-235-8.