Grave Creek (Oregon)

Grave Creek is a tributary, about 40 miles (64 km) long, of the Rogue River in southwestern Oregon in the United States.

This article is about a creek in Oregon. For the burial site in West Virginia, see Grave Creek Mound.
Grave Creek
Grave Creek Bridge carries Sunny Valley Loop Road over the creek.
Location of the mouth of Grave Creek in Oregon
EtymologyThe grave of a child, Martha Leland Crowley, who died near the creek in 1846
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas, Jackson, and Josephine
Physical characteristics
SourceCedar Springs Mountain
 • locationKlamath Mountains, Douglas County, Oregon
 • coordinates42°45′26″N 123°07′41″W
 • elevation4,556 ft (1,389 m)
MouthRogue River
 • location
about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Galice, Josephine County, Oregon
 • coordinates
42°38′54″N 123°35′05″W
 • elevation
623 ft (190 m)
Basin size163 sq mi (420 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationnear Placer
 • average132 cu ft/s (3.7 m3/s)
 • minimum1 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s)
 • maximum8,000 cu ft/s (230 m3/s)
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