What is "myrtle creek"

Myrtle Creek may refer to:

• Myrtle Creek, New South Wales, a locality in the Australian state of New South Wales
• Myrtle Creek, Oregon, a city in the U.S. state of Oregon
• Myrtle Creek (Curry County, Oregon), a stream in Oregon
• Myrtle Creek (South Umpqua River), a stream in Oregon
• Myrtle Creek (Victoria), a stream in the Australian state of Victoria

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 park, where they merge and enter the Pacific Ocean about south of Port Orford.

Myrtle Creek is a short tributary of the South Umpqua River in Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its main stem, formed by the confluence of two forks just south of the city of Myrtle Creek, is only about long. Its only named tributaries are the two forks, North Myrtle Creek and South Myrtle Creek, each of which is much longer than the main stem.

The Myrtle Creek watershed contains one of the largest blocks of land overseen by the Bureau of Land Management in western Oregon. The unbroken forest and its stream network provide habitat for species such as coho salmon and the northern spotted owl as well as clean drinking water for humans. Recreation in the watershed includes hiking, mushroom gathering, camping, horseback riding, and a wide variety of other outdoor activities.

In 1990, the City of Myrtle Creek acquired timbers from the former Horse Creek Bridge in Lane County and used them to build a covered bridge over Myrtle Creek. The bridge connects a parking area to the city's Mill Site Park.