Dead Indian Creek is a tributary of South Fork Little Butte Creek in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It flows generally north through the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest in the Cascade Range east of Medford.[4] The creek begins at 2,562 feet (781 m) above sea level[1] near Howard Prairie Lake and enters the South Fork at Camp Latgawa. The South Fork flows northwest to meet the North Fork near Lake Creek; combined they form Little Butte Creek, a tributary of the Rogue River.[4]

Dead Indian Creek
Location of the mouth of Dead Indian Creek in Oregon
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Jackson
Physical characteristics
Source	Cascade Range
• location	east of Ashland
• coordinates	42°13′17″N 122°29′08″W[1]
• elevation	5,684 ft (1,732 m)[2]
Mouth	South Fork of Little Butte Creek
• location	east of Medford
• coordinates	42°20′18″N 122°27′10″W[1]
• elevation	2,562 ft (781 m)[1]
Basin size	22.4 sq mi (58 km2)[3]

Dead Indian Creek was so named in the 1850s when two Tututni died near its banks.[5] According to Oregon Geographic Names, Dead Indian Mountain and Dead Indian Memorial Road are also named after the same incident in which two settlers found two dead Native Americans in deserted dwellings near the creek. The road, originally named "Dead Indian Road" but renamed to avoid being interpreted as denigrating, eventually extended from Ashland, past the mountain and the creek to Upper Klamath Lake.[6]

See also

• Dead Indian Soda Springs

References