Mussel Creek (Curry County, Oregon)
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Mussel Creek is a small stream, about 4 miles (6 km) long, in Curry County
in the U.S. state
of Oregon
. It arises in the Siskiyou Mountains
and flows generally west to its confluence with Myrtle Creek
in the Arizona Beach State Recreation Site
. The creeks flow under U.S. Highway 101 and through the park, where they merge and enter the Pacific Ocean
about 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Port Orford
.
Curry County, Oregon
Curry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. In 2010, its population was 22,364. The county is named for George Law Curry, a governor of the Oregon Territory. The seat of the county is Gold Beach.-Economy:...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. It arises in the Siskiyou Mountains
Siskiyou Mountains
The Siskiyou Mountains are a coastal mountain range in the northern Klamath Mountains in northwestern California and southwestern Oregon in the United States. They extend in an arc for approximately from east of Crescent City, California northeast along the north side of the Klamath River into...
and flows generally west to its confluence with Myrtle Creek
Myrtle Creek (Curry County, Oregon)
Myrtle Creek is a small stream, about long, in Curry County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It arises in the Siskiyou Mountains and flows generally southwest to its confluence with Mussel Creek in the Arizona Beach State Recreation Site. The two creeks flow under U.S. Highway 101 and through the...
in the Arizona Beach State Recreation Site
Arizona Beach State Recreation Site
Arizona Beach State Recreation Site is a Oregon state park in Curry County, Oregon in the United States. The beach is at an average elevation of . Public recreational facilities at Arizona Beach State Recreation Site include a parking lot for beach access, observation areas for viewing marine...
. The creeks flow under U.S. Highway 101 and through the park, where they merge and enter the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
about 10 miles (16.1 km) south of Port Orford
Port Orford, Oregon
Port Orford is a city in Curry County, Oregon, United States. It is on the southern Oregon Coast, at the northern end of what coastal Oregonians call the Banana Belt, because the weather from Port Orford south is noticeably warmer than the weather north of nearby Cape Blanco...
.