Butter Creek (Oregon)

Butter Creek
Butter Creek
	Location of the mouth of Butter Creek in Oregon
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Umatilla and Morrow counties,
Physical characteristics
Source	near Matlock Hill
• location	Umatilla County, Oregon
• coordinates	45°12′24″N 119°10′25″W / 45.20667°N 119.17361°W
• elevation	5,034 ft (1,534 m)
Mouth	Umatilla River
• location	upstream of Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon
• coordinates	45°47′41″N 119°19′44″W / 45.79472°N 119.32889°W
• elevation	535 ft (163 m)
Length	57 mi (92 km)
Basin size	465 sq mi (1,200 km2)

Butter Creek is a 57-mile (92 km) long creek in the U.S. state of Oregon. The source of the creek is at an elevation of 5,034 feet (1,534 m) in Umatilla National Forest, while the mouth is at an elevation of 535 feet (163 m) upstream of Hermiston, Oregon. Butter Creek has a 465-square-mile (1,200 km²) watershed, and is a tributary of the Umatilla River.^[1]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Maudlin, Michael (December 2000). "Umatilla Sub-Basin Assessment" (PDF). Washington State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2011. Retrieved August 24, 2010.
^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
^ "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography and Geospatial Center. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
^ "Butter Creek". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 24, 2010.