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| source_length_imperial = | source_lat_d = 42 | source_lat_m = 25 | source_lat_s = 11 | source_lat_NS = N | source_long_d = 122 | source_long_m = 37 | source_long_s = 08 | source_long_EW = W | source_coordinates_note = | mouth_name = Rogue River | mouth_location = about southwest of Eagle Point | mouth_location_note = | mouth_district = Jackson County | mouth_region = | mouth_state = Oregon | mouth_country = | mouth_note = | mouth_lat_d = 42 | mouth_lat_m = 27 | mouth_lat_s = 03 | mouth_lat_NS = N | mouth_long_d = 122 | mouth_long_m = 52 | mouth_long_s = 47 | mouth_long_EW = W | mouth_coordinates_note = | mouth_elevation_imperial = 1204 | mouth_elevation_round = 1 | mouth_elevation_note = | length_imperial = 17 | length_round = 0 | length_note = | watershed_imperial = 373 | watershed_round = 0 | watershed_note = | discharge_location = below Eagle Point | discharge_imperial = 232.3 | discharge_round = 3 | discharge_note = | discharge_max_imperial = 10000 | discharge_max_round = 0 | discharge_max_note = (January 7, 1948) | discharge_min_imperial = 5.8 | discharge_min_round = 2 | discharge_min_note = (June 6, 1926) | map = Oregon Locator Map.PNG | map_size = 300 | map_caption = Location of the mouth of Little Butte Creek in Oregon | map_locator = Oregon | map_alt = A map of Oregon with a red dot in the southwest | map1 = Little Butte Creek Watershed.png | map1_size = 300 | map1_caption = The Little Butte Creek watershed | map1_alt = The north fork of Little Butte Creek begins at Fish Lake near Mount McLoughlin. It flows west to its confluence with the south fork, whose headwaters are near Brown Mountain. The creek flows through the towns Lake Creek, Brownsboro, Eagle Point, White City, and enters the Rogue River just west of Eagle Point. The watershed is mostly within Jackson County, with a small eastern portion in Klamath County. | commons = 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 high in the Cascade Range near Mount McLoughlin and Brown Mountain. They both flow generally west until they meet near Lake Creek. The main stem continues west, flowing through the communities of Brownsboro, Eagle Point, and White City, before finally emptying into the Rogue River about southwest of Eagle Point. Little Butte Creek's watershed was originally settled by the Takelma, and possibly the Shasta tribes of Native Americans. In the Rogue River Wars of the 1850s, most of the Native Americans were either killed or forced onto Indian reservations. Early settlers named Little Butte Creek and nearby Big Butte Creek after their proximity to Mount McLoughlin, which was known as Snowy Butte. In the late 19th century, the watershed was primarily used for agriculture and lumber production. The city of Eagle Point was incorporated in 1911, and remains the only incorporated town within the watershed's boundaries. Large amounts of water are diverted from Little Butte Creek for irrigation, water storage, and power generation. Canal systems deliver the water to nearby Howard Prairie Lake and the Klamath River watershed, Agate Lake, and the Rogue Valley. Despite being moderately polluted, the creek is one of the best salmon-producing tributaries of the Rogue River. Coho and Chinook salmon migrate upstream each year; however, several dams hinder their progress. A fish ladder was built in 2005 to help fish swim past a dam constructed in Eagle Point in the 1880s, but was destroyed by flooding just three months later. It was rebuilt in 2008. Restoration of a artificially straightened section of the creek in the Denman Wildlife Area was completed in 2011. == Course == Little Butte Creek begins in the Cascade Range near Mount McLoughlin and Brown Mountain. It flows generally west over approximately to its confluence with the Rogue River. There are two main forks of Little Butte Creek: the North Fork and the South Fork. The South Fork's headwaters are at above sea level, while the North Fork's headwaters are considerably lower at . They meet each other at , creating the main stem itself. Little Butte Creek's mouth is at above sea level, giving the creek an overall gradient of approximately . The north fork begins at Fish Lake, near Mount McLoughlin. It flows west, collecting only minor tributaries, before merging with the south fork. The south fork's headwaters are just south of the Brown Mountain. The Pacific Crest Trail passes through this area. It flows west, receiving Beaver Dam Creek and Dead Indian Creek on the left bank. Beaver Dam Creek drains approximately , and Dead Indian Creek has a watershed of about . The Dead Indian Soda Springs are on Dead Indian Creek, about a mile south of its confluence with the south fork. The south fork then turns northwest, collecting water from Lost Creek on the left, near the Lost Creek Bridge, built in 1919. Lost Creek drains about . Just after the two forks merge about northeast of Medford, Little Butte Creek receives Lake Creek on the left bank, flowing through the community of the same name at river mile (RM) 17 or river kilometer (RK) 27. Lake Creek drains . The main stem is crossed by South Fork Little Butte Creek Road in Lake Creek. Water is diverted here into the Joint System Canal for storage in Agate Lake and to provide irrigation for the Medford region. A few miles west, the creek receives Salt Creek and Lick Creek on the right bank, which have watersheds of , respectively. Oregon Route 140 crosses the creek at RM 10 (RK 16). The creek turns southwest, flowing through Eagle Point. Four bridges span the stream in Eagle Point: East Main Street, Loto Street, and the Antelope Creek Bridge near RM 5 (RK 8), and Oregon Route 62 at RM 4 (RK 6). Near RM 3 (RK 5), Little Butte Creek receives Antelope Creek on the left. Antelope Creek is its largest tributary, draining . Agate Lake on Dry Creek is in the Antelope Creek watershed. At RM 1.5 (RK 2.4) the creek is crossed by Agate Road. It then flows into the Rogue River from its mouth at the Pacific Ocean. Little Butte Creek's mouth is in the Denman Wildlife Area, approximately southwest of Eagle Point, and about a mile southeast of Upper Table Rock. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Butte Creek」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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