Southworth Creek

Southworth Creek is a stream, about 5 miles (8 km) long, in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] It is a tributary of the Alsea River, which it enters upstream of Waldport and the Pacific Ocean. It flows north from the slopes of Burnt Timber Mountain to join the larger stream at an elevation of just 7 feet (2.1 m) above sea level.[1]

Southworth Creek
Location of the mouth of Southworth Creek in Oregon
EtymologyFor Lewis Southworth, an early settler
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLincoln
Physical characteristics
SourceBurnt Timber Mountain
  locationSiuslaw National Forest
  coordinates44°22′16″N 123°59′32″W[1]
  elevation1,231 ft (375 m)[2]
MouthAlsea River
  location
near Waldport
  coordinates
44°24′45″N 123°59′15″W[1]
  elevation
7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Length3 mi (4.8 km)[1]

Southworth Creek was named for Lewis Southworth, a former slave who settled there in the 1880s.[1] It was originally called Darkey Creek until the Oregon Geographic Names Board was asked to officially change the name.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Southworth Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). May 22, 1986. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  2. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. "Creek May Be Named for Oregon Pioneer". Eugene Register-Guard. December 6, 1999. p. 2D. Retrieved April 30, 2015.


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