Lost Creek is a tributary of the south fork of
Little Butte Creek
Little Butte Creek is a tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its drainage basin consists of approximately of Jackson County and another of Klamath County. Its two forks, the North Fork and the South Fork, both begin h ...
in
Jackson County in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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. Flowing north from near Lost Lake east of
Medford, it enters the larger stream about upstream of the rural community of
Lake Creek and about from the confluence of Little Butte Creek with the
Rogue River. The only named tributary of Lost Creek is Coon Creek, which enters from the
left
Left may refer to:
Music
* ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006
* ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016
* "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album '' Curb'', 1996
Direction
* Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right
* ...
.
[ The map includes mile markers along South Fork Little Butte Creek.]
Lost Creek Bridge
The Lost Creek Bridge is a covered bridge near the unincorporated community of Lake Creek, in Jackson County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The site is about east-northeast of Medford. At long, the structure is the shortest covered bridge in Ore ...
, a
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
, carries Lost Creek Road over the creek but is closed to vehicular traffic. The structure is the shortest covered bridge in Oregon.
It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1979.
See also
*
List of rivers of Oregon
This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, a ...
References
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Rivers of Jackson County, Oregon
Rivers of Oregon