Tenmile Creek (Lane County, Oregon)

For other places with the same name, see Tenmile Creek.
Tenmile Creek
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Source Oregon Coast Range
 - location Siuslaw National Forest
 - elevation 1,233 ft (376 m) [1]
 - coordinates 44°12′24″N 123°55′38″W / 44.20667°N 123.92722°W / 44.20667; -123.92722 [2]
Mouth Pacific Ocean
 - location Stonefield Beach State Recreation Site
 - elevation 10 ft (3 m) [2]
 - coordinates 44°13′31″N 124°06′39″W / 44.22528°N 124.11083°W / 44.22528; -124.11083Coordinates: 44°13′31″N 124°06′39″W / 44.22528°N 124.11083°W / 44.22528; -124.11083 [2]
Length 10 km (6 mi) [3]
Location of the mouth of Tenmile Creek in Oregon

Tenmile Creek is a stream in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It flows west from the Siuslaw National Forest in the Oregon Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean at Stonefield Beach State Recreation Site, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Yachats.[4]

Tenmile Creek was named for its length, approximately 10 miles (16 km).[3] Tenmile Ridge, which runs parallel to and north of the stream, is named for the creek.[5]

Tenmile Creek Bridge carries U.S. Highway 101 over the creek. Bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough designed the 180-foot (55 m)-long structure in 1931.[6]

Ten Mile County Park, operated by Lane County, is along the stream. Amenities include toilets and four tent sites, with access to fishing and hunting. The park is about 4 miles (6 km) upstream of Highway 101 along Forest Service Road 56.[7]

Named tributaries from source to mouth are Wildcat Creek, which enters from the right; South Fork from the left; McKinney Creek from the right, and Mill Creek from the left.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tenmile Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). May 22, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Indians, Surveyors, Incidents Gave Names to Streams, Lakes and Mountains". Eugene Register-Guard. January 4, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 9, 2015 – via ACME Mapper.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 943. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  6. ↑ Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989). Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 284. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
  7. ↑ "Ten Mile Creek". Lane County, Oregon. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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