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Butter Creek
Butter Creek (Oregon) is located in Oregon
Butter Creek (Oregon)
Location of the mouth of Butter Creek in Oregon
Country United States
State Oregon
County Umatilla and Morrow counties,
Physical characteristics
Main source near Matlock Hill
Umatilla County, Oregon
5,034 ft (1,534 m)
45°12′24″N 119°10′25″W / 45.20667°N 119.17361°W / 45.20667; -119.17361
River mouth Umatilla River
upstream of Hermiston, Morrow County, Oregon
535 ft (163 m)
45°47′41″N 119°19′44″W / 45.79472°N 119.32889°W / 45.79472; -119.32889
Length 57 mi (92 km)
Basin features
Basin size 465 sq mi (1,200 km2)

Butter Creek is a 57-mile (92 km) long creek in the U.S. state of Oregon. The source of the creek is at an elevation of 5,034 feet (1,534 m) in Umatilla National Forest, while the mouth is at an elevation of 535 feet (163 m) upstream of Hermiston, Oregon. Butter Creek has a 465-square-mile (1,200 km2) watershed, and is a tributary of the Umatilla River.

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