Trout Creek (Deschutes River tributary)

Trout Creek
Trout Creek valley near the mouth of Antelope Creek
Trout Creek watershed
Trout Creek (Deschutes River tributary) is located in Oregon
Trout Creek (Deschutes River tributary)
Location of the mouth of Trout Creek in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountiesCrook, Jefferson, and Wasco
Physical characteristics
SourceOchoco Mountains
 • locationnortheast of Prineville, Crook County, Oregon
 • coordinates44°30′42″N 120°33′20″W / 44.51167°N 120.55556°W / 44.51167; -120.55556[1]
 • elevation5,593 ft (1,705 m)[2]
MouthDeschutes River
 • location
at the Jefferson/Wasco county line, Oregon
 • coordinates
44°49′17″N 121°05′19″W / 44.82139°N 121.08861°W / 44.82139; -121.08861[1]
 • elevation
1,283 ft (391 m)[1]
Length51 mi (82 km)[3]
Basin size692 sq mi (1,790 km2)[4]

Trout Creek is a 51-mile (82 km) long tributary of the Deschutes River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains approximately 692 square miles (1,792 km2) of Crook, Jefferson, and Wasco counties. Arising in the Ochoco Mountains, it flows north and then west to its confluence with the Deschutes River.

  1. ^ a b c "Trout Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  4. ^ "Trout Creek Watershed Assessment" (PDF). Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. August 2002. Retrieved September 13, 2010.