Grave Creek (Oregon)

Grave Creek
Grave Creek Bridge carries Sunny Valley Loop Road over the creek.
Location of the mouth of Grave Creek in Oregon
EtymologyThe grave of a child, Martha Leland Crowley, who died near the creek in 1846
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas, Jackson, and Josephine
Physical characteristics
SourceCedar Springs Mountain
 • locationKlamath Mountains, Douglas County, Oregon
 • coordinates42°45′26″N 123°07′41″W / 42.75722°N 123.12806°W / 42.75722; -123.12806
 • elevation4,556 ft (1,389 m)
MouthRogue River
 • location
about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Galice, Josephine County, Oregon
 • coordinates
42°38′54″N 123°35′05″W / 42.64833°N 123.58472°W / 42.64833; -123.58472
 • elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Basin size163 sq mi (420 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationnear Placer
 • average132 cu ft/s (3.7 m3/s)
 • minimum1 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s)
 • maximum8,000 cu ft/s (230 m3/s)

Grave Creek is a tributary, about 40 miles (64 km) long, of the Rogue River in southwestern Oregon in the United States.

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