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Little Butte Creek

Little Butte Creek
A small stream with grassy banks surrounded by pine forests
The north fork of Little Butte Creek
Name origin: Named after Snowy Butte (now Mount McLoughlin)
Country United States
State Oregon
Counties Jackson County, Klamath County
Source Near Lake Creek
 - location Cascade Range, Jackson County, Oregon
 - elevation 1,647 ft (502.0 m)
 - coordinates 42°25′11″N 122°37′08″W / 42.41972°N 122.61889°W / 42.41972; -122.61889 
Mouth Rogue River
 - location about 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon 
 - elevation 1,204 ft (367.0 m)
 - coordinates 42°27′03″N 122°52′47″W / 42.45083°N 122.87972°W / 42.45083; -122.87972Coordinates: 42°27′03″N 122°52′47″W / 42.45083°N 122.87972°W / 42.45083; -122.87972 
Length 17 mi (27 km)
Basin 373 sq mi (966 km2)
Discharge for below Eagle Point
 - average 232.3 cu ft/s (6.578 m3/s)
 - max 10,000 cu ft/s (283 m3/s) (January 7, 1948)
 - min 5.8 cu ft/s (0.16 m3/s) (June 6, 1926)
A map of Oregon with a red dot in the southwest
Location of the mouth of Little Butte Creek in Oregon
The north fork of Little Butte Creek begins at Fish Lake near Mount McLoughlin. It flows west to its confluence with the south fork, whose headwaters are near Brown Mountain. The creek flows through the towns Lake Creek, Brownsboro, Eagle Point, White City, and enters the Rogue River just west of Eagle Point. The watershed is mostly within Jackson County, with a small eastern portion in Klamath County.
The Little Butte Creek watershed

Little Butte Creek is a 17-mile-long (27 km) tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its drainage basin consists of approximately 354 square miles (917 km2) of Jackson County and another 19 square miles (49 km2) of Klamath County. Its two forks, the North Fork and the South Fork, both begin high in the Cascade Range near Mount McLoughlin and Brown Mountain. They both flow generally west until they meet near Lake Creek. The main stem continues west, flowing through the communities of Brownsboro, Eagle Point, and White City, before finally emptying into the Rogue River about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Eagle Point.

Little Butte Creek's watershed was originally settled by the Takelma, and possibly the Shasta tribes of Native Americans. In the Rogue River Wars of the 1850s, most of the Native Americans were either killed or forced onto Indian reservations. Early settlers named Little Butte Creek and nearby Big Butte Creek after their proximity to Mount McLoughlin, which was known as Snowy Butte. In the late 19th century, the watershed was primarily used for agriculture and lumber production. The city of Eagle Point was incorporated in 1911, and remains the only incorporated town within the watershed's boundaries.


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