[3] The creek, which is intermittent, begins in the desert near Five Points in Malheur County.

[5] It joins Crooked Creek east of Burns Junction and about 7 miles (11 km) south of the larger stream's confluence with the Owyhee River.

[4] Forming northeast of Five Points, Dry Creek flows north, then west, across Squaw Flat in southern Malheur County near the border with the U.S. state of Nevada.

Turning north, it joins Crooked Creek just south of U.S. Route 95 about halfway between Burns Junction and Rome.

[5][6] Coyote Creek, which has an undefined basin, is about 6 miles (10 km) long.