Dry Creek (Oregon)

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Dry Creek is a common name for streams in Oregon. The Geographic Names Information System list 96 streams by that name. [1] The National Hydrography Dataset contains 91 of those streams. [2] Nine of them are over 15 miles in length, they are listed below.

Geographic Names Information System geographical database

The Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer. GNIS was developed by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to promote the standardization of feature names.

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is a digital database of surface water features used to make maps. It contains features such as lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, canals, dams and stream gages for the United States. Cartographers can link to or download the NHD to use in their computer mapping software. The NHD is used to represent surface water on maps and is also used to perform geospatial analysis. It is a digital vector geospatial dataset designed for use in geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze the flow of water throughout the nation. The dataset represents over 7.5-million miles of streams/rivers and 6.5-million lake/ponds.

NameMouth [2] Total length [2] Mouth
coordinates
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Source
coordinates
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GNIS ID [1] County
Dry Creek Crooked Creek 54 miles (87 km) 42°47′42″N117°44′47″W / 42.79500°N 117.74639°W / 42.79500; -117.74639 42°30′31″N117°17′44″W / 42.50861°N 117.29556°W / 42.50861; -117.29556 1120133 Malheur
Dry Creek Owyhee River 44 miles (71 km) 43°33′52″N117°21′21″W / 43.56444°N 117.35583°W / 43.56444; -117.35583 43°28′09″N117°56′21″W / 43.46917°N 117.93917°W / 43.46917; -117.93917 1120135 Malheur
Dry Creek Pine Creek 23 miles (37 km) 45°58′14″N118°31′55″W / 45.97056°N 118.53194°W / 45.97056; -118.53194 45°47′55″N118°13′24″W / 45.79861°N 118.22333°W / 45.79861; -118.22333 1141312 Umatilla
Dry Creek Jordan Creek 20 miles (32 km) 42°53′17″N117°35′05″W / 42.88806°N 117.58472°W / 42.88806; -117.58472 42°47′16″N117°22′17″W / 42.78778°N 117.37139°W / 42.78778; -117.37139 1141298 Malheur
Dry Creek Goose Lake 18 miles (29 km) 42°01′45″N120°29′07″W / 42.02917°N 120.48528°W / 42.02917; -120.48528 42°04′19″N120°38′25″W / 42.07194°N 120.64028°W / 42.07194; -120.64028 1141293 Lake
Dry Creek Fifteenmile Creek 17 miles (27 km) 45°30′22″N121°02′47″W / 45.50611°N 121.04639°W / 45.50611; -121.04639 45°18′25″N121°05′07″W / 45.30694°N 121.08528°W / 45.30694; -121.08528 1120126 Wasco
Dry Creek Fort Rock Valley17 miles (27 km) 43°21′34″N121°11′31″W / 43.35944°N 121.19194°W / 43.35944; -121.19194 43°19′21″N121°20′19″W / 43.32250°N 121.33861°W / 43.32250; -121.33861 1141299 Lake, Klamath
Dry Creek Catlow Valley 16 miles (26 km) 42°38′37″N118°59′29″W / 42.64361°N 118.99139°W / 42.64361; -118.99139 42°33′24″N118°46′06″W / 42.55667°N 118.76833°W / 42.55667; -118.76833 1120131 Harney
Dry Creek Willow Creek 15 miles (24 km) 45°29′15″N118°01′57″W / 45.48750°N 118.03250°W / 45.48750; -118.03250 45°39′14″N118°07′31″W / 45.65389°N 118.12528°W / 45.65389; -118.12528 1141311 Union

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 17, 2011.