Bully Creek (Malheur River tributary)

Bully Creek
Bully Creek Dam
Bully Creek (Malheur River tributary) is located in Oregon
Bully Creek (Malheur River tributary)
Location of the mouth of Bully Creek in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Physical characteristics
SourceSheep Rock
 • locationBlue Mountains, Malheur County, Oregon
 • coordinates44°05′25″N 118°05′55″W / 44.09028°N 118.09861°W / 44.09028; -118.09861[1]
 • elevation4,278 ft (1,304 m)[Note 1]
MouthMalheur River
 • location
near Vale, Malheur County, Oregon
 • coordinates
43°58′30″N 117°14′24″W / 43.97500°N 117.24000°W / 43.97500; -117.24000[1]
 • elevation
2,244 ft (684 m)[1]
Length62 mi (100 km)[2]
Basin size601 sq mi (1,560 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationriver mile 5 (river kilometer 8)
 • average40.4 cu ft/s (1.14 m3/s)[Note 2]
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)(June/July 1934)[4]
 • maximum8,980 cu ft/s (254 m3/s)(February 24, 1957)[6]

Bully Creek is a 62-mile (100 km) long tributary of the Malheur River, located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains 601 square miles (1,557 km2) of Malheur County. Arising in the Blue Mountains, it flows generally southeast to its confluence with the Malheur River near Vale.

  1. ^ a b c d "Bully Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  3. ^ "Malheur River Subbasin Assessment and Management Plan for Fish and Wildlife Mitigation: Appendix A, Part 1: Assessment, Subbasin Overview" (PDF). Malheur Watershed Council & Burns Paiute Tribe. 2004. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  4. ^ "USGS 13227000 Bully Creek Near Vale, Oreg". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "USGS 13227000 Bully Creek Near Vale, Oreg". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 16, 2010.
  6. ^ "USGS 13227000 Bully Creek Near Vale, Oreg". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 16, 2010.


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