Rock Creek (John Day River tributary) explained

Rock Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Rock Creek in Oregon
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Oregon
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Gilliam
Length:82miles[1]
Source1:east of Condon
Source1 Location:Gilliam County, Oregon
Source1 Coordinates:45.0333°N -119.5764°W[2]
Source1 Elevation:4351feet[3]
Mouth:John Day River
Mouth Location:Gilliam County, Oregon
Mouth Coordinates:45.5767°N -120.4047°W
Mouth Elevation:404feet
Basin Size:507sqmi[4]

Rock Creek is an 82miles tributary of the John Day River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The source of the creek is at an elevation of in the Umatilla National Forest, while the mouth is at an elevation of east of Wasco. Rock Creek has a 507sqmi watershed.[2] [1] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Hydrography Dataset. United States Geological Survey. September 3, 2010.
  2. Web site: Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. [{{Gnis3|1148584}} Rock Creek]. September 15, 2010.
  3. Derived from Google Earth search using Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) source coordinates.
  4. Web site: Watershed Boundary Dataset. USDA, NRCS, National Cartography and Geospatial Center. September 4, 2010.