Big Marsh Creek is a 15-mile (24 km) tributary of Crescent Creek in Klamath County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. The creek flows generally north from its source upstream of Big Marsh, south of Crescent Lake on the eastern side of the Cascade Range.[4] All of Big Marsh Creek and 10 miles (16 km) of Crescent Creek are parts of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.[5][6][7] In turn, Crescent Creek is a tributary of the Little Deschutes River, of which 12 miles (19 km) in the same general area are also part of the national system.[8]
| Big Marsh Creek | |
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  Location of the mouth of Big Marsh Creek in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Klamath |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Big Marsh |
| • location | Cascade Range, Deschutes National Forest |
| • coordinates | 43°18′27″N 121°59′12″W / 43.30750°N 121.98667°W |
| • elevation | 6,797 ft (2,072 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Crescent Creek |
• location | downstream of Crescent Lake, Klamath County |
• coordinates | 43°28′56″N 121°54′35″W / 43.48222°N 121.90972°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,639 ft (1,414 m)[1] |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km)[3] |
| Type | Recreational |
| Designated | October 28, 1988 |
The upper reaches of Big Marsh Creek flow through the Oregon Cascades National Recreation Area.[7]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Big Marsh Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ Palmer, Tim (2014). Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. pp. 219–20. ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.
- ^ Oregon Road and Recreation Atlas (5th ed.). Santa Barbara, California: Benchmark Maps. 2012. pp. 73–74. ISBN 978-0-929591-62-9.
- ^ "Central Oregon's Wild & Scenic Rivers". U.S. Forest Service. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
- ^ "Crescent Creek". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "Big Marsh Creek". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Little Deschutes River". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
External links
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