Tenmile Creek (Coos County, Oregon)

For other places with the same name, see Tenmile Creek.
Tenmile Creek
The creek passes under U.S. Route 101 and a railway trestle after leaving Tenmile Lake.
Tenmile Creek (Coos County, Oregon) is located in Oregon
Tenmile Creek (Coos County, Oregon)
Location of the mouth of Tenmile Creek in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCoos
Physical characteristics
SourceTenmile Lake
 • locationLakeside
 • coordinates43°34′24″N 124°10′24″W / 43.57333°N 124.17333°W / 43.57333; -124.17333[1]
 • elevation14 ft (4.3 m)[2]
MouthPacific Ocean
 • coordinates
43°33′42″N 124°13′55″W / 43.56167°N 124.23194°W / 43.56167; -124.23194[1]
 • elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)[1]
Length3 mi (4.8 km)[3]

Tenmile Creek is the outlet for a chain of lakes ending at Tenmile Lake near Lakeside in Coos County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The creek flows generally west for about 3 miles (5 km) from the lake to the Pacific Ocean.[3] The stream's name stems from its approximate distance from Winchester Bay, the earliest pioneer village along this part of the coast.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Tenmile Creek". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ a b Sheehan, Madelynne Diness (2005). Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide (10th ed.). Scappoose, Oregon: Flying Pencil Publications. p. 96. ISBN 0-916473-15-5.
  4. ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 943. ISBN 978-0875952772.