Limpy Creek is a tributary of the North Umpqua River in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1]
| Limpy Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Limpy Creek in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Douglas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Limpy Mountain |
| • location | Umpqua National Forest |
| • coordinates | 43°14′38″N 122°41′12″W / 43.24389°N 122.68667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 3,300 ft (1,000 m)[2] |
| Mouth | North Umpqua River |
• coordinates | 43°18′07″N 122°40′50″W / 43.30194°N 122.68056°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.
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Limpy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
- ^ 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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