Rock Creek (Catlow Valley)

Rock Creek
Rock Creek
	Location of the mouth of Rock Creek in Oregon
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lake, Harney
Physical characteristics
Source	Hart Mountain
• location	Lake County
• coordinates	42°26′57″N 119°41′33″W / 42.44917°N 119.69250°W
• elevation	6,914 ft (2,107 m)
Harney County
• coordinates	42°39′41″N 119°10′08″W / 42.66139°N 119.16889°W
• elevation	4,557 ft (1,389 m)
Length	56 mi (90 km)
Basin size	269 sq mi (700 km2)

Rock Creek is a 56-mile (90 km)

Catlow Valley.^[1] Rock Creek has a 269-square-mile (700 km²) watershed.^[4]

From its source northeast of Warner Peak, the creek flows generally northeast, with segments that flow generally north and others that flow generally east, across the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge. The creek flows through Hot Springs Campground, where Bond Creek, a named tributary, enters from the right. The creek passes by Antelope Hot Springs downstream of the campground. Further downstream, it flows through the refuge headquarters, where it passes under Frenchglen Road. The creek then runs roughly parallel to Poker Jim Ridge, on the left, before heading east into Rock Creek Reservoir and then into Catlow Valley.^[5] Catlow Valley is a closed basin, with no outlet to the sea.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Rock Creek". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
^ ^a ^b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Watershed Boundary Dataset". USDA, NRCS, National Cartography and Geospatial Center. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved April 5, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
^ LaLande, Jeff. "Catlow Valley". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved April 5, 2016.