| Butte Creek | |
|---|---|
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_Oregon_relief_location_map.svg)  Location of the mouth of Butte Creek in Oregon | |
| Etymology | Probably for Graves Butte, also known as Lone Tree Butte and, later, Mount Angel[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Marion, Clackamas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cascade Range |
| • location | Butte Basin, Santiam State Forest, Marion County, Oregon |
| • coordinates | 44°53′06″N 122°23′55″W / 44.88500°N 122.39861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 3,550 ft (1,080 m)[3] |
| Mouth | Pudding River |
• location | near Woodburn, Clackamas County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 45°09′38″N 122°46′23″W / 45.16056°N 122.77306°W[1] |
• elevation | 102 ft (31 m)[1] |
| Length | 33 mi (53 km) |
| Basin size | 69 sq mi (180 km2)[4] |
Butte Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Oregon, a tributary of the Pudding River. It is approximately 33 miles (53 km) long[5] and, for all of its course, defines part of the northeastern boundary of Marion County and the southern boundary of Clackamas County.
- ^ a b c "Butte Creek". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003). Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 131. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates
- ^ Pudding River Watershed Council; Adolfson Associates; Alsea Geospatial. "Pudding River Watershed Assessment, 2006". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ USGS topographic maps mark river miles from zero through 27 (at 44°55′06″N 122°30′13″W / 44.91835°N 122.50363°W); distance beyond is estimated.