1. Course
     Discharge  

2. Watershed

3. Flora and fauna

4. History
     Diversions and dams    Butte Creek Mill    Restoration  

5. Pollution

6. Recreation

7. See also

8. Notes and references

9. Bibliography

10. External links

Little Butte Creek is a {{convert|17|mi|km|sigfig=2|adj=mid|-long}} tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its drainage basin consists of approximately {{convert|354|mi2|km2|sigfig=3}} of Jackson County and another {{convert|19|mi2|km2|sigfig=2}} 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 {{convert|3|mi|km|sigfig=1}} 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 {{convert|1.3|mi|km|adj=on}} 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 {{convert|17|mi|km|sigfig=2}} to its confluence with the Rogue River.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}{{sfn|TopoQuest Lakecreek Quadrangle}} There are two main forks of Little Butte Creek: the North Fork and the South Fork. The South Fork's headwaters are at {{convert|5713|ft|m|sigfig=4}} above sea level, while the North Fork's headwaters are considerably lower at {{convert|4638|ft|m|sigfig=4}}.{{efn|name=GEarth|Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) source coordinates.{{sfnm|GNIS North Fork|1980|GNIS South Fork|1980}}}} They meet each other at {{convert|1647|ft|m|sigfig=4}}, creating the main stem itself.{{efn|name=Source}} Little Butte Creek's mouth is at {{convert|1204|ft|m|sigfig=4}} above sea level,{{sfn|GNIS Little Butte Creek|1980}} giving the creek an overall gradient of approximately {{convert|25|ft/mi|m/km|sigfig=2}}.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}

The north fork begins at Fish Lake, near Mount McLoughlin. It flows west, collecting only minor tributaries, before merging with the south fork.{{sfn|Benchmark Maps|2010|pp=96–97}} The south fork's headwaters are just south of the {{convert|7311|ft|m|sigfig=4|adj=mid|-tall}} Brown Mountain.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} The Pacific Crest Trail passes through this area.{{sfn|Schaffer|Selters|2004|p=81}} It flows west, receiving Beaver Dam Creek and Dead Indian Creek on the left bank.{{sfn|Benchmark Maps|2010|pp=96–97}} Beaver Dam Creek drains approximately {{convert|28|mi2|km2|sigfig=2}}, and Dead Indian Creek has a watershed of about {{convert|22|mi2|km2|sigfig=2}}.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} The Dead Indian Soda Springs are on Dead Indian Creek, about a mile south of its confluence with the south fork.{{sfn|TopoQuest Robinson Butte Quadrangle}} The south fork then turns northwest, collecting water from Lost Creek on the left, near the Lost Creek Bridge, built in 1919.{{sfn|Benchmark Maps|2010|pp=96–97}} Lost Creek drains about {{convert|17|mi2|km2|sigfig=2}}.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}

Just after the two forks merge about {{convert|15|mi|km|sigfig=2}} northeast of Medford,{{sfn|Shewey|2007|p=85}} 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.{{sfn|TopoQuest Lakecreek Quadrangle}}{{sfn|Benchmark Maps|2010|pp=96–97}} Lake Creek drains {{convert|15|mi2|km2|sigfig=2}}.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} The main stem is crossed by South Fork Little Butte Creek Road in Lake Creek.{{sfn|TopoQuest Lakecreek Quadrangle}} Water is diverted here into the Joint System Canal for storage in Agate Lake and to provide irrigation for the Medford region.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}} A few miles west, the creek receives Salt Creek and Lick Creek on the right bank, which have watersheds of {{convert|17|and|16|mi2|km2|sigfig=2}}, respectively.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} Oregon Route 140 crosses the creek at RM 10 (RK 16).{{sfn|TopoQuest Brownsboro Quadrangle}}

The creek turns southwest, flowing through Eagle Point.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} 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).{{sfn|TopoQuest Eagle Point Quadrangle, Eagle Point}} Near RM 3 (RK 5), Little Butte Creek receives Antelope Creek on the left. Antelope Creek is its largest tributary, draining {{convert|58|mi2|km2|sigfig=2}}.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}} Agate Lake on Dry Creek is in the Antelope Creek watershed.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}{{sfn|Benchmark Maps|2010|pp=96–97}} At RM 1.5 (RK 2.4) the creek is crossed by Agate Road.{{sfn|TopoQuest Eagle Point Quadrangle, Agate Road}} It then flows into the Rogue River {{convert|132|mi|km|sigfig=3}} from its mouth at the Pacific Ocean.{{sfn|TopoQuest Sams Valley Quadrangle}} Little Butte Creek's mouth is in the Denman Wildlife Area, approximately {{convert|3|mi|km|sigfig=1}} southwest of Eagle Point, and about a mile southeast of Upper Table Rock.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}{{sfn|Benchmark Maps|2010|pp=96–97}}

Discharge

The United States Geological Survey monitored the flow of Little Butte Creek at seven different stream gauges: two on the south fork, three on the north fork, and two on the main stem. The first opened in 1908 at the newly constructed Fish Lake Dam on the north fork, while the last opened in 1927 near the Big Elk Ranger Station on the south fork. By 1989, all seven were closed. The data recorded by the lowermost gauges of both forks and the main stem are listed below.

Watershed

Little Butte Creek drains approximately {{convert|373|mi2|km2|sigfig=3}} of southern Oregon. Elevations range from {{convert|1204|ft|m|sigfig=4}} at the mouth of the creek to {{convert|9495|ft|m|sigfig=4}} at the summit of Mount McLoughlin, with an average of {{convert|3496|ft|m|sigfig=4}}.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} Forest accounts for about 65 percent of the total area of the watershed, while 32 percent is farmland. The remaining three percent is within the Eagle Point city limits. Forty-eight percent of the watershed is federally owned, 50 percent is privately owned, and Eagle Point accounts for the remaining two percent.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}} Over 10,000 people live within the watershed's boundaries.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}

The region experiences a Mediterranean climate. Temperatures average from {{convert|90|F|C|sigfig=2}} in the summer to {{convert|20|F|C|sigfig=2}} in the winter. The average precipitation in the area ranges from {{convert|19|in|mm|sigfig=2}} in the lower regions to over {{convert|50|in|mm|sigfig=2}} in the upper reaches. July through October are the driest months, while December through April are the wettest. Thirty-four percent of the surface runoff in the watershed is collected from rain, 31 percent from rain on snow, and 35 percent from snowmelt.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}

The two main geologic regions in the Little Butte Creek watershed are the High Cascades and the western Cascades. The western Cascades make up the western two thirds of the watershed, generally below {{convert|4800|ft|m|sigfig=2}} in elevation. Steep, rugged canyons are common in this region. The lower stretches of the watershed contain soils such as decomposed lavas, clay, and gravel.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}{{sfn|Newell|US Census Bureau|1894|p=210}} The High Cascades compose the eastern third of the watershed, including volcanoes such as Brown Mountain and Mount McLoughlin, and lava plateaus. In some places, streams descend over {{convert|300|ft/mi|m/km|sigfig=1}}. Nearby watersheds include two Rogue River tributaries—Big Butte Creek to the north and Bear Creek to the south—and small Klamath River tributaries to the east.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}

As of 2003, there were 581 water rights recorded in the watershed, with 394 of them related to irrigation. Four hundred sixty-six water diversions were also recorded. In the summer, many streams are over-appropriated, leading to frequent water shortages along the lower portion of the creek.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}{{sfn|Teal|Oregon Conservation Commission|1912|p=43}}

Flora and fauna

The flora in the Little Butte Creek watershed is predominately temperate coniferous forest, which makes up approximately 65 percent of the total area.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}{{sfn|FWS|1975}} The lower regions are covered with chaparral, and the upper regions by fir forests. The chaparral region is inhabited by oaks such as garry oak and California black oak, with an understory of buckbrush and manzanita. Coast douglas-fir, sugar pine, ponderosa pine, California incense-cedar, and white fir are the most common trees found in the mixed coniferous forest. Shasta red fir, white fir, and the noble fir grow in the higher elevations of the watershed. Mountain hemlock, lodgepole pine, Sitka mountain-ash, and squashberry also grow in this region.{{sfn|FWS|1975}} Chinquapin can be found around Fish Lake.{{sfn|Ostertag|Ostertag|2005|p=241}} The most common species of plants above {{convert|6000|ft|m|sigfig=2}} near the tree line on Mount McLoughlin and Brown Mountain include whitebark pine, mountain hemlock, Coast Range subalpine fir, heather, and mountain heather.{{sfn|FWS|1975}}

Many species of birds have been spotted in the Little Butte Creek region. Twenty-two species are known to breed in the chaparral region, including several species of wrens, blackbirds, and sparrows. The mixed coniferous forest is home to white-headed woodpeckers, pygmy nuthatches, green-tailed towhees, northern pygmy-owls, Vaux's swifts, winter wrens, and MacGillivray's warblers. The American coot has also been spotted in several places along the creek.{{sfn|Gabrielson|1931|p=111}} Williamson's sapsuckers, black-backed woodpeckers, gray jays, and hermit warblers frequent the higher elevations. The near-threatened olive-sided flycatcher and Cassin's finch also live in this area. Eurasian three-toed woodpeckers and Clark's nutcrackers have been spotted near the tree line.{{sfn|FWS|1975}} The endangered Townsend's big-eared bat is known to live in the watershed.{{sfnm|1a1=Verts|1a2=Carraway|1y=1998|1p=516|2a1=Maser|2a2=Cross|2y=1981|2p=25}}

Little Butte Creek is known to be one of the best salmon producing tributaries of the Rogue River,{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} and is also one of only a few streams in the Upper Rogue watershed to support salmon populations.{{sfn|Wade|1997|p=87}} The most common anadromous fish inhabiting the creek include chinook and coho salmon, and sea-run cutthroat trout. The Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast Coho Salmon Evolutionary Significant Unit is listed as threatened (2011).^[1] Coho salmon are known to spawn in {{convert|46|mi|km|sigfig=2}} of streams in the Little Butte Creek watershed.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}} An estimated 35,131 Coho salmon lived in the creek in 2002.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}} Resident fish include coastal cutthroat trout, sculpins, rainbow trout, and brook trout.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}{{sfn|Shewey|2007|p=85}}

History

The Little Butte Creek area was originally settled by the Takelma,{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} and possibly the Shasta tribe of Native Americans.{{sfnm|1a1=Schwartz|1y=1997|1p=11|2a1=Allen|2a2=Dixon|2a3=American Museum of Natural History|2y=1907|2p=386}} The first non-indigenous settlers arrived in the Eagle Point region in 1852.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} Little Butte Creek was named by the early settlers for its close proximity to Mount McLoughlin (also known as Snowy Butte), as was nearby Big Butte Creek.{{sfn|McArthur|McArthur|2003|p=79}} Due to conflicts with the Rogue River Indians, Major J. A. Lupton gathered 35 men from Jacksonville on October 8, 1855, and attacked the Native Americans near the mouth of Little Butte Creek, killing about 30 of them. Lupton was also killed, and eleven of his men were injured.{{sfnm|1a1=Oregon Historical Society|1y=1903|1p=234|2a1=Bancroft|2a2=Victor|2y=1888|2p=372}} On December 24 of the same year, Captain Miles Alcorn discovered and attacked a Native American camp on the north fork, killing eight.{{sfn|Bancroft|Victor|1888|p=388}} On Christmas, the following day, another band of Native Americans were attacked near Little Butte Creek's mouth; some fled, while the rest were either captured or killed.{{sfn|Ruby|Brown|1988|p=118}}

By the late 1850s, the land was primarily used for agriculture and lumber in the upper regions.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} A sawmill was constructed on the north fork in the 1870s.{{sfn|BLM|2006|p=6}} In 1901, the Sunnyside Hotel was built by Alfred Howlett on the banks of the creek in Eagle Point.{{sfn|Gaston|1912|p=307}} Eagle Point was later incorporated in 1911, and remains the only incorporated town in the watershed.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} In 1917, manganese ore was discovered near the confluence of South Fork Little Butte Creek and its tributary, Lost Creek. Mined nodules consisted of approximately 55 percent manganese and weighed up to {{convert|50|lbs|kg|sigfig=2}}. Cinnabar was also discovered in the area.{{sfnm|1a1=USGS|1a2=Pardee|1y=1922|1p=214|2a=American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers|2y=1918|2p=lviii}} In 1922, the {{convert|58|ft|m|sigfig=2|adj=mid|-long}} Antelope Creek Covered Bridge was constructed on Antelope Creek. It was moved to Little Butte Creek in Eagle Point in 1987.{{sfn|Friedman|1990|p=743}}

Diversions and dams

Some of the water in the Little Butte Creek watershed is diverted to irrigate the Rogue Valley and to supplement Bear Creek, both roughly {{convert|15|mi|km|sigfig=2}} to the southwest.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} In the late 19th century, a large number of orchards were planted near Ashland. They were initially irrigated by Bear Creek; however, there was not enough water to satisfy the orchards' needs. In 1898, the Fish Lake Water Company was established to solve the problem. The company proposed the enlargement of Fourmile and Fish lakes by impounding Fourmile Creek and North Fork Little Butte Creek, respectively, and connecting them via the Cascade Canal. Construction of the temporary Fish Lake Dam began in 1902. Around this time, construction of the Joint System Canal to the west also began. Construction of Fourmile Lake Dam started in 1906, along with the Cascade Canal. A network of other small canals, such as Hopkins Canal and the Medford Canal, were also built in the Rogue Valley around this time.{{sfn|Linenberger|1999}} Fish Lake Dam was completed in 1908, creating the {{convert|7836|acre.ft|m3|sigfig=4|adj=on}} reservoir.{{sfnm|USBR General|2009|USBR Hydraulics & Hydrology|2009}}

The Cascade Canal was completed in 1915, delivering about {{convert|5462|acre.ft|m3|sigfig=4}} of water from Fourmile Lake in the Klamath River watershed {{convert|4.5|mi|km|sigfig=2}} southwest to Fish Lake in the Rogue River watershed.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}}{{sfn|Linenberger|1999}}{{sfn|La Marche|2001}} The temporary Fish Lake Dam was also replaced by a permanent earthfill dam.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}}{{sfn|Linenberger|1999}} It was later modified in 1922 and 1955.{{sfn|USBR General|2009}}{{sfn|USBR Overview|2009}} In 1996 an auxiliary spillway was added. The dam stands {{convert|50|ft|m|sigfig=2}} high and has a length of {{convert|960|ft|m|sigfig=3}}.{{sfn|USBR Overview|2009}}

In 1956, the United States Bureau of Reclamation awarded a contract to Portland, Oregon-based Lord Brothers to build the Deadwood Tunnel. The tunnel was finished in 1957. Howard Prairie Lake was completed in 1958, and is about {{convert|18|mi|km|sigfig=2}} east of Ashland.{{sfn|Linenberger|1999}} Excess water is diverted from the South Fork, Beaver Dam Creek, and two of its tributaries {{convert|8.6|mi|km|sigfig=2}} south into the Deadwood Tunnel to supplement the lake and the surrounding regions.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}}{{sfn|BLM|2006|p=6}}{{sfn|USBR Rogue River Basin Project}} Dead Indian Creek is also diverted into Howard Prairie Lake.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}} About {{convert|21.4|ft3/s|m3/s|sigfig=3}} annually, or about {{convert|16500|acre.ft|m3|sigfig=3}}, was diverted into the Klamath River watershed between 1962 and 1999.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}}{{sfn|La Marche|2001}}

The Howard Prairie Delivery Canal was completed in 1959, along with Keene Creek Reservoir, Cascade Tunnel, and Greensprings Tunnel. Water from Howard Prairie Lake is diverted into the canal west to Keene Creek Reservoir, about {{convert|16|mi|km|sigfig=2}} east of Ashland.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}}{{sfn|Linenberger|1999}} Nearby Hyatt Reservoir also provides water.{{sfn|Linenberger|1999}}{{sfn|La Marche|2001}} It is then piped through the mile-long Cascade Tunnel to the Greensprings Power Plant, which generates about 18 megawatts of power. Afterward, the water is conveyed from the power plant {{convert|2|mi|km|sigfig=1}} through the Greensprings Tunnel into Emigrant Creek, a tributary of Bear Creek.{{sfn|USBR|October 2009}}{{sfn|Linenberger|1999}} An average of approximately {{convert|38620|acre.ft|m3|sigfig=4}} of water flows through the tunnel.{{sfn|La Marche|2001}} The water eventually ends up in Emigrant Lake, about {{convert|8|mi|km|sigfig=1}} southeast of Ashland, where it either continues along Bear Creek, or is diverted for irrigation.{{sfn|Linenberger|1999}}

Butte Creek Mill

The Butte Creek Mill, originally named Snowy Butte Mill, was built in 1872 on the banks of Little Butte Creek about {{convert|5.5|mi|km|sigfig=2}} from its mouth.{{sfn|TopoQuest Sams Valley Quadrangle}}{{sfn|Butte Creek Mill}}{{sfn|ODFW|2008}}{{sfn|Barr|2004|p=266}} A diversion dam was built in the 1880s to provide water for the turbine that powers the mill.{{sfn|Butte Creek Mill}} The dam was a damaging fish barrier in the watershed.{{sfn|Freeman|March 1, 2008}}{{sfn|Freeman|October 3, 2008}} In 2005, the Rogue Basin Fish Access Team built a $250,000 concrete fish ladder to allow fish to swim past the dam.{{sfn|ODFW|2008}}{{sfn|Freeman|March 1, 2008}}{{sfn|Freeman|October 3, 2008}} A small weir made of boulders was built at the base of the ladder, creating a {{convert|9|in|cm|sigfig=1|adj=on}} jump between the creek and the ladder; however, the boulders were washed away in a severe storm just three months later, making the distance between them over {{convert|24|in|cm|sigfig=2}}.{{sfn|Freeman|March 1, 2008}}{{sfn|Freeman|October 3, 2008}} The weir was rebuilt in 2008 for about $122,500,{{sfn|ODFW|2008}} with concrete instead of boulders.{{sfn|Freeman|October 3, 2008}}

The mill is now included on the National Register of Historic Places, and is the only gristmill in Oregon to still grind flour.{{sfn|Butte Creek Mill}}{{sfn|Barr|2004|p=266}} It is also the oldest water-powered gristmill west of the Mississippi River.{{sfn|Bartlett|2009}}

On Christmas morning, December 25, 2015, the store had a fire and was considered a total loss. There are plans to rebuild.^[2][3] To assist in helping with the rebuild visit their website: buttecreekmill.com.^[4]

Restoration

Intense flooding occurred throughout the Rogue Valley in 1955, and Little Butte Creek's meanders in the Denman Wildlife Area between Eagle Point and the Rogue River were blamed for severe erosion.{{sfn|Freeman|2007}}{{sfn|Freeman|May 26, 2009}} The {{convert|1.3|mi|km|sigfig=2|adj=on}} section of the creek was subsequently bulldozed and straightened in the late 1950s and early 1960s.{{sfn|Freeman|2007}} The straightness forced water downward instead of outward like a typical creek, scouring the stream bed down to bedrock and creating an unsuitable habitat for wild salmon.{{sfn|Freeman|May 26, 2009}} In 2007, a plan to divert the creek back into its old meanders was proposed.{{sfn|Freeman|2007}} The $700,000 project involved building engineered riffles and log jams and adding boulders, extending the creek by approximately {{convert|3500|ft|m|sigfig=2}}. It was completed in September 2011.{{sfn|Freeman|May 26, 2009}}{{sfnm|Freeman|February 23, 2009|Freeman|2011}}

Pollution

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has monitored Little Butte Creek for eight different parameters that affect water quality: temperature, oxygen saturation, pH, nutrients, bacteria, chemical contaminants such as pesticides and metals, turbidity, and alkalinity. Streams that exceed the standard level are then placed on the DEQ 303d list in accordance with the Clean Water Act. About 40 percent of the streams in the Little Butte Creek watershed were listed on the 2002 DEQ 303d list. The entire main stem exceeded the standard level for temperature, oxygen saturation, fecal coliforms (bacteria), and turbidity. The lower {{convert|6.5|mi|km|sigfig=2}} of the North Fork were listed for high temperature and elevated levels of E. coli, while the upper region was affected by chlorophyll a and pH levels. The South Fork was listed for turbidity and temperature.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}

Overall, high temperature is the most common problem in the Little Butte Creek watershed. This is most likely caused by water diversion and depleted riparian zones. Approximately 53 percent of riparian zones in the watershed are damaged due to agriculture or deforestation, while 43 percent are classified as healthy. Another threat to healthy riparian zones are invasive blackberries, which crowd out native vegetation and provide little shade. The resulting higher water temperatures can be very harmful to anadromous fish. High concentration of bacteria is also an issue.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}}

In 2003, the Little Butte Creek Watershed Council rated the health of the Little Butte Creek watershed on a scale of 1 (slightly degraded) to 5 (severely degraded). Overall, the watershed received 2.95, or moderately degraded.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} On the Oregon Water Quality Index (OWQI) used by DEQ, water quality scores can vary from 10 (worst) to 100 (ideal). The average for Little Butte Creek at RM 1.4 (RK 2.3) between 1998 and 2007 was 72 (poor) in the summer and 82 (fair) in the fall, winter, and spring.{{sfn|Oregon DEQ|2008}}

Recreation

The Little Butte Creek watershed contains several points of interest. Popular activities in and around Fish Lake include fishing, swimming, and boating. Two campgrounds are on the banks of the lake: Doe Point and the Fish Lake Resort. Several trails in the area lead to the much larger Pacific Crest Trail.{{sfn|Ostertag|Ostertag|2005|p=241}} Two snowparks are on Oregon Route 140.{{sfn|Benchmark Maps|2010|pp=96–97}}

The Eagle Point Golf Course is in the watershed,{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} built in 1995 by the world-renowned golf course architect Robert Trent Jones, Jr.{{sfn|City of Eagle Point}} Another course, Stone Ridge Golf Course, is near Agate Lake.{{sfn|Little Butte Creek Watershed Council|2003}} The Butte Creek Mill and the Antelope and Lost Creek covered bridges are also popular attractions. Several historic structures can be found in Eagle Point, including the Eagle Point Museum, built in 1925 as the Long Mountain School, and the Walter Wood House, constructed in 1879.{{sfn|Eagle Point & the Upper Rogue Chamber of Commerce}} The Denman Wildlife Area is at the mouth of Little Butte Creek, as is nearby TouVelle State Park.{{sfn|TopoQuest Sams Valley Quadrangle}}

See also

• List of rivers of Oregon

Notes and references

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• {{cite news|work=Mail Tribune|location=Medford, Oregon|title=Creek effort balances technology, habitat|url=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090526/NEWS/905260316|first=Mark|last=Freeman|date=May 26, 2009|accessdate=September 21, 2009|ref={{sfnRef|Freeman|May 26, 2009}}|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403001704/http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20090526%2FNEWS%2F905260316|archive-date=April 3, 2012|dead-url=yes|df=mdy-all}}
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• {{cite web|title=Eagle Point Golf Course|publisher=City of Eagle Point|url=http://www.cityofeaglepoint.org/index.aspx?NID=207|accessdate=September 21, 2012|ref={{sfnRef|City of Eagle Point}}}}
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• {{cite web|title=Recreation & Attractions: Living History|publisher=Eagle Point & the Upper Rogue Chamber of Commerce|url=http://www.eaglepointchamber.org/upper-rogue-communities/recreation-attractions/#living-history|accessdate=February 17, 2010|ref ={{sfnRef|Eagle Point & the Upper Rogue Chamber of Commerce}}}}
• {{cite web|url=http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/rogueriver.html|title=Rogue River Basin Project Talent Division – Oregon|publisher=United States Bureau of Reclamation|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080403202303/http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/rogueriver.html|archivedate=April 3, 2008|accessdate=October 1, 2009|ref={{sfnRef|USBR Rogue River Basin Project}}}}
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• {{cite web|title=USGS 14341500 South Fork Little Butte Cr Nr Lakecreek, Oreg.: Peak Streamflow|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/peak?site_no=14341500&agency_cd=USGS&format=html|accessdate=September 29, 2009|ref={{sfnRef|USGS 14341500 Peak Streamflow}}}}
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• {{cite web|title=USGS 14342500 No Fk Little Butte Cr At F L Nr Lakecreek, Oreg.: Annual Water Data Reports|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/dv?cb_00060=on&format=html&begin_date=1914-10-01&end_date=1989-09-30&site_no=14342500&referred_module=sw|accessdate=September 27, 2009|ref={{sfnRef|USGS 14342500}}}}
• {{cite web|title=USGS 14343000 No Fk Little Butte Cr Nr Lakecreek, Oreg.: Peak Streamflow|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/peak?site_no=14343000&agency_cd=USGS&format=html|accessdate=September 28, 2009|ref={{sfnRef|USGS 14343000}}}}
• {{cite web|title=USGS 14344500 Nf Ltl Bute Cr Ab Intke Canl Lkecreek Oreg: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/annual/?referred_module=sw&site_no=14344500&por_14344500_1=547318,00060,1,1921,1931&year_type=W&format=html_table&date_format=YYYY-MM-DD&rdb_compression=file&submitted_form=parameter_selection_list|accessdate=September 28, 2009|ref={{sfnRef|USGS 14344500}}}}
• {{cite web|title=USGS 14348000 Little Butte Cr Bl Eagle Point Oreg: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/annual/?referred_module=sw&site_no=14348000&por_14348000_1=547327,00060,1,1907,1950&year_type=W&format=html_table&date_format=YYYY-MM-DD&rdb_compression=file&submitted_form=parameter_selection_list|accessdate=September 29, 2009|ref={{sfnRef|USGS 14348000 Surface-Water}}}}
• {{cite web|title=USGS 14348000 Little Butte Cr Bl Eagle Point Oreg: Peak Streamflow|publisher=United States Geological Survey|url=http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/or/nwis/peak?site_no=14348000&agency_cd=USGS&format=html|accessdate=September 29, 2009|ref={{sfnRef|USGS 14348000 Peak Streamflow}}}}
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• {{cite web|publisher=United States Bureau of Reclamation|title=Biological Assessment on the Future Operation and Maintenance of the Rogue River Basin Project|date=October 2009|url=http://www.usbr.gov/pn/programs/esa/oregon/rogue2009/ba-rogue2009.pdf|format=PDF|accessdate=September 29, 2012|ref={{sfnRef|USBR|October 2009}}|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210095749/http://www.usbr.gov/pn/programs/esa/oregon/rogue2009/ba-rogue2009.pdf|archivedate=December 10, 2014|df=}}
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