Savage Creek is a 4.5 mile long stream in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It is a tributary to the Rogue River.
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Savage Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Location | Jackson County, Oregon |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Siskiyou mountains |
Mouth | |
• location | Rogue River (Oregon) rogue river |
• elevation | 978' |
Length | 4.5 miles |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | bee creek |
• right | cold springs creek |
Savage Creek begins 4.5 miles from its mouth, high in the siskiyou mountains fed by rain run off. savage creek is a intermittent creek and is only active usually between september and may. Savage creek was named in 1853 after James Savage, a pioneer citizen.[2]
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Savage Creek (Rogue River tributary)
- ^ "Jackson County Place Names Database". Jackson County Genealogy Library. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
42°25′05″N 123°13′11″W / 42.41806°N 123.21972°W