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Rattlesnake Creek (Oregon)

Coordinates: 42°43′24″N 117°47′42″W / 42.72333°N 117.79500°W / 42.72333; -117.79500
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Rattlesnake Creek
Rattlesnake Creek (Oregon) is located in Oregon
Rattlesnake Creek (Oregon)
Location of the mouth of Rattlesnake Creek in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyMalheur
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear McDermitt
 • coordinates42°16′55″N 117°40′10″W / 42.28194°N 117.66944°W / 42.28194; -117.66944[1]
 • elevation6,439 ft (1,963 m)[2]
MouthCrooked Creek
 • location
near Burns Junction
 • coordinates
42°43′24″N 117°47′42″W / 42.72333°N 117.79500°W / 42.72333; -117.79500[1]
 • elevation
3,770 ft (1,150 m)[1]
Length57 mi (92 km)[3]
Basin size298 sq mi (770 km2)[4]

Rattlesnake Creek is a tributary, 57 miles (92 km) long, of Crooked Creek in the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] The creek, which is intermittent, begins in the desert north of McDermitt in Malheur County.[5] It joins Crooked Creek southeast of the intersection of U.S. Route 95 and Oregon Route 78 at Burns Junction, about 15 miles (24 km) from the larger stream's confluence with the Owyhee River.[6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rattlesnake Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
  4. ^ "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography and Geospatial Center. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  5. ^ United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map: Battle Mountain, Oregon, quadrangle". TopoQuest. Retrieved March 11, 2011.
  6. ^ Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer (Map) (1991 ed.). DeLorme Mapping. § 75. ISBN 0-89933-235-8.