Succor Creek

Succor Creek
Succor Creek in Malheur County, Oregon
Name origin: Obscure, but possibly for the creek's fresh water, which gave aid (succor) to early travelers south of the Snake River.[1]
Country United States
State Idaho, Oregon
County Owyhee, Malheur
Source Owyhee Mountains
 - location near Johnston Lakes, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation 6,976 ft (2,126 m) [2]
 - coordinates 43°05′45″N 116°50′18″W / 43.09583°N 116.83833°W / 43.09583; -116.83833 [3]
Mouth Snake River
 - location near Homedale, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation 2,211 ft (674 m) [3]
 - coordinates 43°37′55″N 116°56′47″W / 43.63194°N 116.94639°W / 43.63194; -116.94639Coordinates: 43°37′55″N 116°56′47″W / 43.63194°N 116.94639°W / 43.63194; -116.94639 [3]
Length 69 mi (111 km) [4]
Basin 494 sq mi (1,279 km2) [5]
Location of the mouth of Succor Creek in Idaho

Succor Creek is a 69.4-mile-long (111.7 km)[4] tributary of the Snake River in the U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon.[3] The creek begins in the Owyhee Mountains in Owyhee County, Idaho.[3] After flowing for about 23 miles (37 km) in Idaho, Succor Creek enters Malheur County, Oregon, where it flows for 39 miles (63 km) before re-entering Idaho for its final 5 miles (8.0 km).[6] It joins the Snake near Homedale, about 413 river miles (665 km) from the larger river's confluence with the Columbia River.[7]

Succor Creek State Natural Area is 30 miles (48 km) south of Nyssa along an unpaved road off Oregon Route 201. It has only primitive camping with no potable water.[8] The canyon in which the natural area is located is known for fossils, geologic formations, and thundereggs, the Oregon state rock.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 920. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Succor Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  4. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 3, 2011
  5. ↑ "USGS 13173500 Succor Creek At Mouth Nr Homedale ID". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 31, 2010.
  6. ↑ "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  7. ↑ United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map: Wilder, Idaho, quadrangle". TopoQuest. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Succor Creek State Natural Area". Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved March 10, 2011.
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