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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