Southworth Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Southworth Creek
Location of the mouth of Southworth Creek in Oregon
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Lincoln
Physical characteristics
Main source	Burnt Timber Mountain Siuslaw National Forest 1,231 ft (375 m) 44°22′16″N 123°59′32″W / 44.37111°N 123.99222°W / 44.37111; -123.99222
River mouth	Alsea River near Waldport 7 ft (2.1 m) 44°24′45″N 123°59′15″W / 44.41250°N 123.98750°W / 44.41250; -123.98750
Length	3 mi (4.8 km)

Southworth Creek is a stream, about 5 miles (8 km) long, in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a tributary of the Alsea River, which it enters upstream of Waldport and the Pacific Ocean. It flows north from the slopes of Burnt Timber Mountain to join the larger stream at an elevation of just 7 feet (2.1 m) above sea level.

Southworth Creek was named for Lewis Southworth, a former slave who settled there in the 1880s. It was originally called Darkey Creek until the Oregon Geographic Names Board was asked to officially change the name.