Butter Creek is a 57-mile-long (92 km) stream in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] 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 545 feet (166 m) upstream of Hermiston, Oregon. Butter Creek has a 465-square-mile (1,200 km2) watershed, and is a tributary of the Umatilla River.[5]
| 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′21″N 119°10′33″W / 45.20586°N 119.17583°W |
| • elevation | 5,034 ft (1,534 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Umatilla River |
• location | upstream of Hermiston, Umatilla County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 45°47′42″N 119°19′47″W / 45.79494°N 119.32978°W |
• elevation | 545 ft (166 m)[2] |
| Length | 57 mi (92 km)[3] |
Basin size | 465 sq mi (1,200 km2)[4] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- 1 2 "Butter Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.