| Succor Creek | |
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Succor Creek in Malheur County, Oregon
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  Location of the mouth of Succor Creek in Idaho | |
| Etymology | Obscure, but possibly for the creek's fresh water, which gave aid (succor) to early travelers south of the Snake River.[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho, Oregon |
| County | Owyhee, Malheur |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Owyhee Mountains |
| • location | near Johnston Lakes, Owyhee County, Idaho |
| • coordinates | 43°05′45″N 116°50′18″W / 43.09583°N 116.83833°W / 43.09583; -116.83833[1] |
| • elevation | 6,976 ft (2,126 m)[3] |
| Mouth | Snake River |
• location | near Homedale, Owyhee County, Idaho |
• coordinates | 43°37′55″N 116°56′47″W / 43.63194°N 116.94639°W / 43.63194; -116.94639[1] |
• elevation | 2,211 ft (674 m)[1] |
| Length | 69 mi (111 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 494 sq mi (1,280 km2)[5] |
Succor Creek is a 69.4-mile-long (111.7 km)[4] tributary of the Snake River in the U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon.[1] The creek begins in the Owyhee MountainsinOwyhee County, Idaho.[1] After flowing for about 23 miles (37 km) in Idaho, Succor Creek enters Malheur County, Oregon, where it flows for 39 miles (63 km) before re-entering Idaho for its final 5 miles (8.0 km).[6] It joins the Snake near Homedale, about 413 river miles (665 km) from the larger river's confluence with the Columbia River.[7]
Succor Creek State Natural Area is 30 miles (48 km) south of Nyssa along an unpaved road off Oregon Route 201. It has only primitive camping with no potable water.[8] The canyon in which the natural area is located is known for fossils, geologic formations, and thundereggs, the Oregon state rock.[2]
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