In its first 6 miles (10 km) or so, Elk Creek receives Brush Creek from the left, Swanson and Bitter Lick creeks from the right, and Button Creek from the left. From here to the creek mouth, Elk Creek Road runs parallel to the stream along its right bank. Thereafter, Dodes Creek enters from the left and Sugarpine, Jones, Shell, and Flat creeks from the right. Near river mile (RM) 7 or river kilometer (RK) 11, Middle Creek enters from the right, and shortly thereafter Alco Creek also enters from the right. Elk Creek receives West Branch Elk Creek from the right about 3 miles (5 km) from the mouth, slightly upstream of the Elk Creek Dam. Below the dam, the creek passes a United States Geological Survey (USGS) stream gauge, which is on the right at RM 1.3 (RK 2.1). Shortly thereafter, Berry Creek enters from the right. The creek then passes Rogue Elk County Park, which is on the left, flows under Crater Lake Highway / Oregon Route 62, and enters the Rogue River 152 miles (245 km) from its mouth on the Pacific Ocean.[3][6]
Damedit
Elk Creek Dam was about 3 miles (5 km) from the mouth of the creek. It was one of three dams authorized by Congress in 1962 to help control flooding along the Rogue River.[7] The other two were the Lost Creek Dam, later renamed the William L. Jess Dam, on the Rogue main stem, and the Applegate Dam on the Applegate River. When the Elk Creek Dam was about one-third finished, lawsuits to protect endangeredsalmon and other migratory fish led to a court injunction that stopped construction in 1987.[7] After 1992, fish trying to swim past the dam were trapped and hauled around it in trucks.[7] Litigation and political battles lasting more than 20 years led to the compromise of demolishing about 15 percent of the dam and leaving the rest intact so that it might be restored in the future.[7][8] In 2008, the United States Army Corps of Engineers dismantled part of the dam with explosives and restored the creek to its original channel.[9] Originally scheduled to be 240 feet (73 m) high, the dam had reached a height of 80 feet (24 m) before work was stopped.[9]
^ ab"Water-Data Report 2007: Elk Creek near Trail, OR" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
^"Explore Designated Rivers". Rivers.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^United States Geological Survey (USGS). "United States Geological Survey Topographic Map: Abbott Butte, Whetstone Point, Sugarpine Creek, and McLeod, Oregon, quadrants". TopoQuest. Retrieved May 23, 2009. The maps include river mile (RM) markers for the lower 7 miles (11 km) of the creek.
^ abcdPreusch, Matthew (July 15, 2008). "Elk Creek Dam Nears End of Its Life". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon: Oregonian Publishing Company. p. D01.
^. Oregon Wild. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
^ abMcKechnie, Ralph (October 20, 2008). . Upper Rogue Independent. Eagle Point, Oregon: Upper Rogue Independent. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
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For other places with the same name see Elk Creek Elk Creek is an 18 mile 29 km tributary of the Rogue River in the U S state of Oregon Beginning at 4 931 feet 1 503 m above sea level in the western foothills of the Cascade Range it flows generally southwest through the Rogue River Siskiyou National Forest and the U S Army Corps of Engineers Elk Creek Project lands to Rogue Elk Park in Jackson County Here the creek enters the Rogue River 5 25 miles 8 45 km downstream from Lost Creek Lake and 3 2 miles 5 1 km river miles upstream of the small town of Trail Elk Creek Dam an incomplete flood control structure that blocked fish migration for more than 20 years was partly demolished in 2008 to restore endangered anadromous fish passage Elk CreekAn aerial view of the notched Elk Creek Dam in July 2010Location of the mouth of Elk Creek in OregonLocationCountryUnited StatesStateOregonCountyJacksonPhysical characteristicsSourceCascade Range locationRogue River Siskiyou National Forest Jackson County Oregon coordinates42 53 07 N 122 35 34 W 42 88528 N 122 59278 W 42 88528 122 59278 1 elevation4 931 ft 1 503 m 2 MouthRogue River locationnear Rogue Elk between Lost Creek Lake and Trail Jackson County Oregon coordinates42 39 44 N 122 45 20 W 42 66222 N 122 75556 W 42 66222 122 75556 1 elevation1 460 ft 450 m 1 Length18 mi 29 km 3 Discharge location1 5 miles 2 4 km from the mouth 4 average214 cu ft s 6 1 m3 s 4 minimum0 01 cu ft s 0 00028 m3 s maximum19 200 cu ft s 540 m3 s National Wild and Scenic Rivers SystemTypeScenicDesignatedMarch 12 2019 5 Contents 1 Course 2 Dam 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksCourse editIn its first 6 miles 10 km or so Elk Creek receives Brush Creek from the left Swanson and Bitter Lick creeks from the right and Button Creek from the left From here to the creek mouth Elk Creek Road runs parallel to the stream along its right bank Thereafter Dodes Creek enters from the left and Sugarpine Jones Shell and Flat creeks from the right Near river mile RM 7 or river kilometer RK 11 Middle Creek enters from the right and shortly thereafter Alco Creek also enters from the right Elk Creek receives West Branch Elk Creek from the right about 3 miles 5 km from the mouth slightly upstream of the Elk Creek Dam Below the dam the creek passes a United States Geological Survey USGS stream gauge which is on the right at RM 1 3 RK 2 1 Shortly thereafter Berry Creek enters from the right The creek then passes Rogue Elk County Park which is on the left flows under Crater Lake Highway Oregon Route 62 and enters the Rogue River 152 miles 245 km from its mouth on the Pacific Ocean 3 6 Dam editElk Creek Dam was about 3 miles 5 km from the mouth of the creek It was one of three dams authorized by Congress in 1962 to help control flooding along the Rogue River 7 The other two were the Lost Creek Dam later renamed the William L Jess Dam on the Rogue main stem and the Applegate Dam on the Applegate River When the Elk Creek Dam was about one third finished lawsuits to protect endangered salmon and other migratory fish led to a court injunction that stopped construction in 1987 7 After 1992 fish trying to swim past the dam were trapped and hauled around it in trucks 7 Litigation and political battles lasting more than 20 years led to the compromise of demolishing about 15 percent of the dam and leaving the rest intact so that it might be restored in the future 7 8 In 2008 the United States Army Corps of Engineers dismantled part of the dam with explosives and restored the creek to its original channel 9 Originally scheduled to be 240 feet 73 m high the dam had reached a height of 80 feet 24 m before work was stopped 9 See also editList of rivers of OregonReferences edit a b c Elk Creek Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey United States Department of the Interior November 28 1980 Retrieved May 23 2009 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using Geographic Names Information System GNIS source coordinates a b Oregon Atlas amp Gazetteer Map 1991 ed DeLorme Mapping 28 ISBN 0 89933 235 8 a b Water Data Report 2007 Elk Creek near Trail OR PDF United States Geological Survey Retrieved May 23 2009 Explore Designated Rivers Rivers gov Retrieved January 8 2022 United States Geological Survey USGS United States Geological Survey Topographic Map Abbott Butte Whetstone Point Sugarpine Creek and McLeod Oregon quadrants TopoQuest Retrieved May 23 2009 The maps include river mile RM markers for the lower 7 miles 11 km of the creek a b c d Preusch Matthew July 15 2008 Elk Creek Dam Nears End of Its Life The Oregonian Portland Oregon Oregonian Publishing Company p D01 Elk Creek Dam Timeline Oregon Wild Archived from the original on May 20 2016 Retrieved January 21 2016 a b McKechnie Ralph October 20 2008 Corps Complete Notching of Elk Creek Dam Upper Rogue Independent Eagle Point Oregon Upper Rogue Independent Archived from the original on July 17 2011 Retrieved April 27 2009 External links 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