Shitten Creek

Shitten Creek is a stream in Lane County, Oregon, in the United States.[1]

Shitten Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Physical characteristics
SourceCentral Oregon Coast Range
  locationAlma (vicinity)
  coordinates43°52′00″N 123°28′40″W
MouthHaight Creek (empties to Siuslaw River)
  location
Alma (vicinity)
  coordinates
43°51′41″N 123°29′39″W[1]
  elevation
574 ft (175 m)[1]

According to one source, Shitten Creek's name may originally have been intended to warn of untreated sewage in the waters.[2]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shitten Creek
  2. Monmonier, Mark (15 September 2008). From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. University of Chicago Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-226-53464-0.


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