Dry Well Creek
Appearance
Dry Well Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Harney |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Dry Well Spring |
• location | Malheur National Forest |
• coordinates | 43°54′07″N 119°23′31″W / 43.90194°N 119.39194°W[1] |
• elevation | 5,696 ft (1,736 m)[2] |
Mouth | Emigrant Creek |
• coordinates | 43°53′03″N 119°25′06″W / 43.88417°N 119.41833°W[1] |
• elevation | 5,000 ft (1,500 m)[1] |
Dry Well Creek is a stream in Harney County, Oregon, United States in the Harney Basin of Eastern Oregon.[1] Its mouth is at an elevation of 5,000 feet (1,500 m).[1] It is among streams in the drainage basin of Malheur Lake, a Great Basin water body with no outlet.[3]
Dry Well Creek is an intermittent fish-bearing stream that flows into
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Dry Well Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ "Atlas of Oregon Lakes: Malheur Lake (Harney County)". Portland State University. 1985–2012. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Final Environmental Assessment for Green Ant Project, Chapter 3, 'Environmental Consequences' " (PDF). United States Forest Service. 2009. Ch.3 p.60. Retrieved December 8, 2012.