Tenmile Creek | |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Tenmile Creek in Oregon |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
Subdivision Type4: | County |
Subdivision Name4: | Lane |
Length: | 10km (10miles) |
Source1: | Oregon Coast Range |
Source1 Location: | Siuslaw National Forest |
Source1 Coordinates: | 44.2067°N -123.9272°W[1] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1233feet[2] |
Mouth: | Pacific Ocean |
Mouth Location: | Stonefield Beach State Recreation Site |
Mouth Coordinates: | 44.2253°N -124.1108°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 10feet |
Tenmile Creek is a stream in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It flows west from the Siuslaw National Forest in the Oregon Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean at Stonefield Beach State Recreation Site, about 100NaN0 south of Yachats.[3]
Tenmile Creek was named for its length, approximately .[4] Tenmile Ridge, which runs parallel to and north of the stream, is named for the creek.[5]
Tenmile Creek Bridge carries U.S. Highway 101 over the creek. Bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough designed the 180feet-long structure in 1931.[6]
Ten Mile County Park, operated by Lane County, is along the stream. Amenities include toilets and four tent sites, with access to fishing and hunting. The park is about 4miles upstream of Highway 101 along Forest Service Road 56.[7]
Named tributaries from source to mouth are Wildcat Creek, which enters from the right; South Fork from the left; McKinney Creek from the right, and Mill Creek from the left.[3]