Shitten Creek

Shitten Creek
Shitten Creek is located in Oregon
Shitten Creek
Location within Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyLane
Physical characteristics
SourceCentral Oregon Coast Range
 • locationAlma (vicinity)
 • coordinates43°52′00″N 123°28′40″W / 43.86667°N 123.47778°W / 43.86667; -123.47778
MouthHaight Creek (empties to Siuslaw River)
 • location
Alma (vicinity)
 • coordinates
43°51′41″N 123°29′39″W / 43.86139°N 123.49417°W / 43.86139; -123.49417
 • elevation
574 ft (175 m)

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

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.