Wildcat Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed October 26, 2011 creek in
Lane County, Oregon, United States within the
Siuslaw National Forest
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Geography
The Siuslaw Nati ...
. The creek empties into the
Siuslaw River
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at
Austa on
Oregon Route 126
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Route ...
.
In the 19th century, the stream was named ''Walton Creek'' after
Joshua J. Walton, a lawyer, Lane County judge, and member of the
University of Oregon
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's board of regents. In the 20th century, the name was changed to ''Wildcat Creek''.
Course
From its source, the creek flows west, then north to near Penn Road, where it receives Warden Creek from the
right
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. Turning west again, the creek receives Salt Creek from the right and Bulmer Creek 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
* L ...
before reaching the
unincorporated community
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of
Penn. Penn Road parallels the creek along this stretch to slightly beyond Penn, where the smaller road intersects Route 126. Near this intersection, Fish Creek enters from the right at about
river mile
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(RM) 10 or river kilometer (RK) 16. Flowing west parallel to the highway, which is on its right, Wildcat Creek passes
Walton Walton may refer to:
People
* Walton (given name)
* Walton (surname)
* Susana, Lady Walton (1926–2010), Argentine writer
Places
Canada
*Walton, Nova Scotia, a community
** Walton River (Nova Scotia)
*Walton, Ontario, a hamlet
United Kingdom ...
, where it receives Chickahominy Creek from the right.
[ The maps, which include ]river mile
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(RM) markers for the lower of the creek and for the Siuslaw River at the confluence, cover the following quadrangles from mouth to source: Greenleaf, Roman Nose Mountain, Clay Creek, Walton, Noti, and High Point.
Downstream of Walton, Wildcat Creek turns south. Walker, Kirk, and Schultz creeks enter from the right, and then Pataha Creek enters from the left at the unincorporated community of
Globe
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. The creek turns west again and passes under Highway 126 before reaching Austa. At Austa, the creek passes under
Wildcat Creek Bridge, which carries a county road, and enters the Siuslaw River about from its mouth on the Pacific Ocean.
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 Lane County, Oregon
Rivers of Oregon