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.[1][5]

Butter Creek
Location of the mouth of Butter Creek in Oregon
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Umatilla and Morrow counties,
Physical characteristics
Source	near Matlock Hill
• location	Umatilla County, Oregon
• coordinates	45°12′24″N 119°10′25″W[1]
• elevation	5,034 ft (1,534 m)[2]
Mouth	Umatilla River
• location	upstream of Hermiston, Morrow County, Oregon
• coordinates	45°47′41″N 119°19′44″W[1]
• elevation	535 ft (163 m)[1]
Length	57 mi (92 km)[3]
Basin size	465 sq mi (1,200 km2)[4]

See also

• List of Oregon rivers
• List of longest streams of Oregon

References