Tenmile Creek (Lane County, Oregon)

Tenmile Creek is a stream in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It flows west from the Siuslaw National Forest in the Oregon Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean at Stonefield Beach State Recreation Site, about 6 miles (10 km) south of Yachats.[4]

For other places with the same name, see Tenmile Creek.
Tenmile Creek
Tenmile Creek (Lane County, Oregon) is located in Oregon
Tenmile Creek (Lane County, Oregon)
Location of the mouth of Tenmile Creek in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Physical characteristics
SourceOregon Coast Range
 • locationSiuslaw National Forest
 • coordinates44°12′24″N 123°55′38″W[1]
 • elevation1,233 ft (376 m)[2]
MouthPacific Ocean
 • location
Stonefield Beach State Recreation Site
 • coordinates
44°13′31″N 124°06′39″W[1]
 • elevation
10 ft (3.0 m)[1]
Length10 km (6.2 mi)[3]

Tenmile Creek was named for its length, approximately 10 miles (16 km).[3] Tenmile Ridge, which runs parallel to and north of the stream, is named for the creek.[5]

Tenmile Creek Bridge carries U.S. Highway 101 over the creek. Bridge engineer Conde B. McCullough designed the 180-foot (55 m)-long structure in 1931.[6]

Ten Mile County Park, operated by Lane County, is along the stream. Amenities include toilets and four tent sites, with access to fishing and hunting. The park is about 4 miles (6 km) upstream of Highway 101 along Forest Service Road 56.[7]

Named tributaries from source to mouth are Wildcat Creek, which enters from the right; South Fork from the left; McKinney Creek from the right, and Mill Creek from the left.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Tenmile Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). May 22, 1986. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. "Indians, Surveyors, Incidents Gave Names to Streams, Lakes and Mountains". Eugene Register-Guard. January 4, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  4. "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 9, 2015 – via ACME Mapper.
  5. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 943. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  6. Smith, Dwight A.; Norman, James B.; Dykman, Pieter T. (1989). Historic Highway Bridges of Oregon (2nd ed.). Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 284. ISBN 0-87595-205-4.
  7. "Ten Mile Creek". Lane County, Oregon. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
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