Lost Creek (South Fork Little Butte Creek tributary)

For other places with the same name, see Lost Creek.

Lost Creek is a tributary of the south fork of Little Butte Creek in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Flowing north from near Lost Lake east of Medford, it enters the larger stream about 4 miles (6 km) upstream of the rural community of Lake Creek and about 20 miles (32 km) from the confluence of Little Butte Creek with the Rogue River. The only named tributary of Lost Creek is Coon Creek, which enters from the left.^[4]

Lost Creek
Lost Creek Bridge in 2007
Location of the mouth of Lost Creek in Oregon
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Jackson
Physical characteristics
Source	Cascade Range
• location	near Lost Lake, east of Medford
• coordinates	42°17′13″N 122°31′31″W[1]
• elevation	4,716 ft (1,437 m)[2]
Mouth	South Fork Little Butte Creek
• location	near Lake Creek
• coordinates	42°23′11″N 122°35′04″W[1]
• elevation	1,824 ft (556 m)[1]
Basin size	17.2 sq mi (45 km2)[3]

Lost Creek Bridge, a covered bridge, carries Lost Creek Road over the creek but is closed to vehicular traffic. The 39-foot (12 m) structure is the shortest covered bridge in Oregon.^[5] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[6]

See also

• List of rivers of Oregon

References

1. "Lost Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) source coordinates.
3. Little Butte Creek Watershed Assessment (Report). Little Butte Creek Watershed Council. August 2003. p. 16. Archived from the original (ZIP) on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
4. "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 16, 2016 – via Acme Mapper. The map includes mile markers along South Fork Little Butte Creek.
5. "Lost Creek Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
6. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). June 6, 2011. p. 15. Retrieved August 31, 2007.