Limpy Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Douglas |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Limpy Mountain |
• location | Umpqua National Forest |
• coordinates | 43°14′38″N122°41′12″W / 43.24389°N 122.68667°W [1] |
• elevation | 3,300 ft (1,000 m) [2] |
Mouth | North Umpqua River |
• coordinates | 43°18′07″N122°40′50″W / 43.30194°N 122.68056°W Coordinates: 43°18′07″N122°40′50″W / 43.30194°N 122.68056°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,342 ft (409 m) [1] |
Limpy Creek is a tributary of the North Umpqua River in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. [1]
Limpy Creek was named for a local Native American who walked with a limp. [3] Oregon Geographic Names says that Limpy Creek, Limpy Prairie, and other natural features in the area are all named for the same man, who lived along the Little River, [4] another tributary of the North Umpqua River.
There is another Limpy Creek, which is a tributary of the Rogue River, in Josephine County, Oregon.
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