Succor Creek
{{Infobox river
| name = Succor Creek
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| name_etymology = Obscure, but possibly for the creek's fresh water, which gave aid (succor) to early travelers south of the Snake River.{{cite book| title = Oregon Geographic Names | edition = 7th
| last1 = McArthur | first1 = Lewis A.
| author1-link = Lewis A. McArthur
| author2 = Lewis L. McArthur
| year = 2003 | orig-year = First published 1928
| publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press | location = Portland
| page = 920
| isbn = 0-87595-277-1
}}
| image = Succor Creek.jpg
| image_caption = Succor Creek in Malheur County, Oregon
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| pushpin_map = USA Idaho
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location of the mouth of Succor Creek in Idaho
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| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Idaho, Oregon
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| subdivision_type4 = County
| subdivision_name4 = Owyhee, Malheur
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| length = {{convert|69|mi|km|abbr=on}}
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| source1 = Owyhee Mountains
| source1_location = near Johnston Lakes, Owyhee County, Idaho
| source1_coordinates = {{coord|43|05|45|N|116|50|18|W|display=inline}}{{cite web| title = Succor Creek
| work = Geographic Names Information System
| publisher = United States Geological Survey (USGS)
| url = {{gnis3|1639334}}
| date = November 28, 1980 | access-date = March 7, 2011
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| source1_elevation = {{convert|6976|ft|abbr=on}}Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
| mouth = Snake River
| mouth_location = near Homedale, Owyhee County, Idaho
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|37|55|N|116|56|47|W|display=inline,title}}
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|2211|ft|abbr=on}}
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| basin_size = {{convert|494|sqmi|abbr=on}}{{cite web| title = USGS 13173500 Succor Creek At Mouth Nr Homedale ID
| publisher = United States Geological Survey
| url = http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/inventory?agency_code=USGS&site_no=13173500
| access-date = August 31, 2010
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Succor Creek is a {{convert|69.4|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed May 3, 2011 tributary of the Snake River in the U.S. states of Idaho and Oregon. The creek begins in the Owyhee Mountains in Owyhee County, Idaho. After flowing for about {{convert|23|mi|km}} in Idaho, Succor Creek enters Malheur County, Oregon, where it flows for {{convert|39|mi|km}} before re-entering Idaho for its final {{convert|5|mi|km}}.{{cite web |title=National Hydrography Dataset |publisher=United States Geological Survey |url=http://nhd.usgs.gov/index.html |access-date=September 3, 2010}} It joins the Snake near Homedale, about 413 river miles (665 km) from the larger river's confluence with the Columbia River.{{cite web |author=United States Geological Survey |title=United States Topographic Map: Wilder, Idaho, quadrangle |publisher=TopoQuest |url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=43.631944&lon=-116.946389&datum=nad83&zoom=4 |access-date=March 11, 2011}}
Succor Creek State Natural Area is {{convert|30|mi|km}} south of Nyssa along an unpaved road off Oregon Route 201. It has only primitive camping with no potable water.{{cite web |title=Succor Creek State Natural Area |publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |url=http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_13.php |access-date=March 10, 2011}} The canyon in which the natural area is located is known for fossils, geologic formations, and thundereggs, the Oregon state rock.