Limpy Creek

Limpy Creek is a tributary of the North Umpqua River in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]

Limpy Creek
Limpy Creek is located in Oregon
Limpy Creek
Location of the mouth of Limpy Creek in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas
Physical characteristics
SourceLimpy Mountain
  locationUmpqua National Forest
  coordinates43°14′38″N 122°41′12″W[1]
  elevation3,300 ft (1,000 m)[2]
MouthNorth Umpqua River
  coordinates
43°18′07″N 122°40′50″W[1]
  elevation
1,342 ft (409 m)[1]

Limpy Creek was named for a local Native American who walked with a limp.[3] Oregon Geographic Names says that Limpy Creek, Limpy Prairie, and other natural features in the area are all named for the same man, who lived along the Little River,[4] another tributary of the North Umpqua River.

There is another Limpy Creek, which is a tributary of the Rogue River, in Josephine County, Oregon.

See also

References

  1. "Limpy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 578. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.



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