Limpy Creek

Limpy Creek
Country United States
State Oregon
County Douglas
Source Limpy Mountain
 - location Umpqua National Forest
 - elevation 3,300 ft (1,006 m) [1]
 - coordinates 43°14′38″N 122°41′12″W / 43.24389°N 122.68667°W / 43.24389; -122.68667 [2]
Mouth North Umpqua River
 - elevation 1,342 ft (409 m) [2]
 - coordinates 43°18′07″N 122°40′50″W / 43.30194°N 122.68056°W / 43.30194; -122.68056Coordinates: 43°18′07″N 122°40′50″W / 43.30194°N 122.68056°W / 43.30194; -122.68056 [2]
Location of the mouth of Limpy Creek in Oregon

Limpy Creek is a tributary of the North Umpqua River in Douglas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2]

Limpy Creek was named for a local Native American who walked with a limp.[3] Oregon Geographic Names says that Limpy Creek, Limpy Prairie, and other natural features in the area are all named for the same man, who lived along the Little River,[4] another tributary of the North Umpqua River.

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References

  1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Limpy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  3. Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 252. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
  4. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 578. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.


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