Shitten Creek

Shitten Creek
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Source Central Oregon Coast Range
 - location Alma (vicinity)
 - coordinates 43°52′00″N 123°28′40″W / 43.86667°N 123.47778°W / 43.86667; -123.47778
Mouth Haight Creek (empties to Siuslaw River)
 - location Alma (vicinity)
 - elevation 574 ft (175 m) [1]
 - coordinates 43°51′41″N 123°29′39″W / 43.86139°N 123.49417°W / 43.86139; -123.49417Coordinates: 43°51′41″N 123°29′39″W / 43.86139°N 123.49417°W / 43.86139; -123.49417 [1]

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


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