Shitten Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lane |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Central Oregon Coast Range |
• location | Alma (vicinity) |
• coordinates | 43°52′00″N 123°28′40″W / 43.86667°N 123.47778°W / 43.86667; -123.47778 |
Mouth | Haight Creek (empties to Siuslaw River) |
• location | Alma (vicinity) |
• coordinates | 43°51′41″N 123°29′39″W / 43.86139°N 123.49417°W / 43.86139; -123.49417 |
• elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
Shitten Creek is a stream in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States.
According to one source, Shitten Creek's name may originally have been intended to warn of untreated sewage in the waters.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shitten Creek
- Monmonier, Mark (15 September 2008). From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. University of Chicago Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-226-53464-0.
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