| Drift Creek Wilderness | |
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 Drift Creek | |
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| Location | Lincoln County, Oregon, United States |
| Nearest city | Waldport, Oregon |
| Coordinates | 44°27′47.52″N 123°55′42.2394″W / 44.4632000°N 123.928399833°W |
| Area | 5,798 acres (23.46 km2) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Governing body | United States Forest Service |
| Website | Drift Creek Wilderness |
Drift Creek Wilderness is a 5,798-acre (2,346 ha) wilderness area in the Siuslaw National Forest on the Oregon Coast. It was created in 1984, along with two other small wilderness areas in the forest - Cummins Creek Wilderness and Rock Creek Wilderness. The elevation of Drift Creek ranges from 150 to 1,500 feet (46 to 457 m), and is characterized by long steep slopes with broken and uneven terrain.[1] Drift Creek was named for the accumulations of driftwood on its banks.[2]
- ^ Drift Creek Wilderness, Oregon Archived 2010-05-13 at the Wayback Machine - GORP
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (Seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. ISBN 978-0-87595-278-9.