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Sharps Creek (Oregon)

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40: 575: 47: 343:, is along the creek 18 miles (29 km) from Cottage Grove. Open usually from mid-May through the end of September, it has a day use area, 11 campsites, potable water, toilets, picnic tables and fire rings, and a swimming hole. Recreational activities near the site include fishing, hiking, wildlife viewing, and 359:; Judson Rock Creek, right; Fairview Creek, right; Sailors Gulch, left; Martin Creek, left, and White Creek, right. Also, Walker Creek, left; Buck Creek, left; Lick Creek, right; Staples Creek, right; Pony Creek, right; Table Creek, left; Damewood Creek, left, and Boulder Creek, left. 320:, Sharps Creek was named for James H. "Bohemia" Sharp, a local prospector and road builder. The "Bohemia" in Sharp's nickname stemmed from another miner, James Johnson, who in 1863 found 459: 620: 437: 695: 666: 39: 685: 225: 613: 531: 498: 659: 148: 606: 17: 332:
in eastern Europe. He and other miners organized the Bohemia Gold and Silver Mining District (later referred to as the
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Named tributaries listed from source to mouth include Bohemia Creek, which enters from the
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and flows generally northwest to meet the river. Much of its course lies within the
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in the creek in 1858. Johnson was nicknamed "Bohemia" because he had grown up in
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gold deposits on the mountain. Earlier prospectors had found
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United States Geological Survey 573: 45: 38: 438:"United States Topographic Map" 548:"Sharps Creek Recreation Site" 420:Source elevation derived from 219: • coordinates 142: • coordinates 23:River in Oregon, United States 1: 686:Rivers of Lane County, Oregon 106:Physical characteristics 639:. You can help Knowledge by 593:. You can help Knowledge by 589:state location article is a 468:. January 4, 1942. p. 5 258: • elevation 185:5,317 ft (1,621 m) 181: • elevation 553:. Bureau of Land Management 207: • location 126: • location 717: 629: 568: 15: 341:Bureau of Land Management 189: 110: 33: 448:– via ACME Mapper. 369:List of rivers of Oregon 262:958 ft (292 m) 490:Oregon Geographic Names 334:Bohemia mining district 317:Oregon Geographic Names 301:Umpqua National Forest 271:is a tributary of the 241:43.69556°N 122.83806°W 164:43.56944°N 122.66083°W 135:Umpqua National Forest 465:Eugene Register-Guard 246:43.69556; -122.83806 169:43.56944; -122.66083 237: /  160: /  701:Oregon river stubs 648: 647: 602: 601: 518:Geology of Oregon 287:. 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Sharps Creek
Sharps Creek (Oregon) is located in Oregon
United States
Oregon
Lane
Bohemia Mountain
Cascade Range
Umpqua National Forest
43°34′10″N 122°39′39″W / 43.56944°N 122.66083°W / 43.56944; -122.66083
Mouth
Row River
Culp Creek
43°41′44″N 122°50′17″W / 43.69556°N 122.83806°W / 43.69556; -122.83806
Row River
Lane County
U.S. state
Oregon
Bohemia Mountain
Calapooia Divide
Cascade Range
Umpqua National Forest
Culp Creek
Cottage Grove
Oregon Geographic Names
lode
placer gold
Bohemia
Bohemia mining district
Bureau of Land Management
gold panning

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