Drift Creek (Siletz Bay)
| Drift Creek | |
|---|---|
Drift Creek Bridge formerly spanned the creek near the Oregon Coast | |
Location of the mouth of Drift Creek in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lincoln |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Stott Mountain |
| • location | Siuslaw National Forest, Central Oregon Coast Range |
| • coordinates | 44°56′53″N 123°47′10″W / 44.94806°N 123.78611°W |
| • elevation | 2,767 ft (843 m) |
| Mouth | Siletz River |
• location | Siletz Bay |
• coordinates | 44°54′40″N 124°00′35″W / 44.91111°N 124.00972°W |
• elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Length | 18 mi (29 km) |
Drift Creek is a tributary, about 18 miles (29 km) long, of Siletz Bay in the U.S. state of Oregon. The creek begins near Stott Mountain in the Central Oregon Coast Range in Lincoln County and follows a winding course generally west through the Siuslaw National Forest to enter the bay south of Lincoln City on the Pacific Ocean. It passes under U.S. Route 101 just before reaching the bay.
Named tributaries of Drift Creek from source to mouth are Nelson, Fowler, Barn, Smith, Sampson, Wildcat, and North creeks. Then Quarry, Odell, Bluff, Gordey, and Anderson creeks.