Alco Creek

{{Short description|Stream in Oregon, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Alco Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to Elk Creek

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| pushpin_map = USA Oregon#USA

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Alco Creek mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Alco Creek mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Oregon

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = Jackson

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| length = {{convert|2.42|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=21 June 2021}}

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| discharge1_location = Elk Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|3.66|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Elk Creek{{cite web |title=Alco Creek Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=23924516 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=21 June 2021}}

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| source1 = West Branch Elk Creek divide

| source1_location = spring about 3 miles southeast of Alco Rock

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|42|44|47|N|122|45|11|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Alco Creek |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1137052,Alco%20Creek |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=21 June 2021}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|2,800|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/42.7467/-122.7546 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=21 June 2021 |language=en}}

| mouth = Elk Creek

| mouth_location = about 2 miles northwest of Tatouche Peak

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|42|43|52|N|122|42|36|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1,654|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/42.7331/-122.7170 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=21 June 2021 |language=en}}

| progression = Elk Creek → Rogue River → Pacific Ocean

| river_system = Rogue River

| basin_size = {{convert|2.16|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = unnamed tributaries

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| bridges = 33-1E-4 Road, Elk Creek Road, Elk Creek Damsite Road

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Alco Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Oregon.{{GNIS|1137052}} It is a tributary to Elk Creek.

Alco Creek was named after William Alcoe, a pioneer citizen.{{cite web | url=http://www.rvgslibrary.org/Land/PlaceNames.html | title=Jackson County Place Names Database | publisher=Jackson County Genealogy Library | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004051259/http://www.rvgslibrary.org/Land/PlaceNames.html | accessdate=29 May 2019| archive-date=2018-10-04 }}