Cavitt Creek

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

{{Infobox river

| name = Cavitt Creek

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| name_etymology = For Robert L. Cavitt, who settled along the creek in the mid-19th century{{cite book | last = McArthur | first = Lewis A. |author2=McArthur, Lewis L. | title = Oregon Geographic Names|edition=7th | publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press | year = 2003 |origyear=1928| location = Portland, Oregon | page = 181 | isbn = 0-87595-277-1}}

| image = Cavitt Creek Falls Recreation Site (22497563605).jpg

| image_caption = Cavitt Creek Falls

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| pushpin_map = USA Oregon

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of Cavitt Creek in Oregon

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| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Oregon

| subdivision_type3 = Region

| subdivision_name3 = Umpqua National Forest

| subdivision_type4 = County

| subdivision_name4 = Douglas

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| source1 = Cascade Range

| source1_location = near Red Butte

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|43|08|43|N|122|52|18|W|display=inline}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|4019|ft|abbr=on}}Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.

| mouth = Little River

| mouth_location = near Peel

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|14|27|N|123|01|14|W|display=inline,title}}{{cite web | work = Geographic Names Information System| publisher = United States Geological Survey | date = November 28, 1980 | url ={{Gnis3|1139479}}| title = Cavitt Creek | accessdate =March 22, 2016}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|889|ft|abbr=on}}

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Cavitt Creek is a tributary of the Little River in Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon.{{cite web|title=United States Topographic Map|publisher=United States Geological Survey|via=Acme Mapper|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=43.240833,-123.020556&z=12&t=T&marker0=43.240833,-123.020556|accessdate=March 23, 2016}} The map includes mile markers along the Little River. From its source near Red Butte, the creek flows generally west then north through the Umpqua National Forest of the Cascade Range before entering the river about {{convert|1.5|mi|km}} upstream of the rural community of Peel and {{convert|7|mi|km}} above the Little River's mouth on the North Umpqua River.

Cavitt Creek Falls Recreation Site is about {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} upstream of the confluence along Cavitt Creek Road. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, the forested site features {{convert|6|ft|m|adj=on}} Cavitt Creek waterfall above a swimming hole. Amenities include campsites, water spigots, parking, and restrooms, as well as proximity to fishing spots and hiking trails. The park is open from May 22 to September 26.{{cite web|title=Cavitt Creek Recreation Site|publisher=Bureau of Land Management|url=http://www.blm.gov/or/resources/recreation/site_info.php?siteid=186|accessdate=March 23, 2016}}