Garoutte Creek
| Garoutte Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | For S. P. Garoutte, who found cinnabar on Black Butte in the 1890s |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Calapooya Mountains |
| • location | near the border with Douglas County |
| • coordinates | 43°32′47″N 123°06′20″W / 43.54639°N 123.10556°W |
| • elevation | 1,743 ft (531 m) |
| Mouth | Little River |
• location | near Black Butte |
• coordinates | 43°34′03″N 123°04′34″W / 43.56750°N 123.07611°W |
• elevation | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
Garoutte Creek is a tributary of the Little River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Rising along the Calapooya Divide near the border between Lane and Douglas counties, it flows generally northeast to meet the larger stream near Black Butte. The butte is a dark-colored mountain, the site of a former mine, and the site of a former post office. Little River joins Big River a few miles downstream to form the Coast Fork Willamette River.
On older maps, Little River appears as a tributary of Garoutte Creek, also known as Saroutte Creek. However, in 1988 the United States Board on Geographic Names renamed the lower reach of Garoutte Creek so that it became part of Little River. The change rendered the upper reach of Garoutte Creek a tributary of Little River.
The only named tributary of Garoutte Creek is Carlson Creek, which enters from the left.