Middle Santiam River
| Middle Santiam River | |
|---|---|
 Sunnyside County Park on the Middle Santiam River. | |
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| Etymology | Kalapuya tribe that lived near the river until removal to the Grande Ronde Reservation[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Linn |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Iron Mountain |
| • location | Cascade Range, Willamette National Forest, Linn County, Oregon |
| • coordinates | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.[1] |
| • elevation | 4,149 ft (1,265 m)[3] |
| Mouth | South Santiam River |
• location | Foster Reservoir, Linn County, Oregon |
• coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).[1] |
• elevation | 640 ft (200 m)[1] |
| Length | 39 mi (63 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 104 sq mi (270 km2)[5] |
The Middle Santiam River is a tributary of the South Santiam River, 38.5 miles (62.0 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains a remote area of the Cascade Range east of Sweet Home in the watershed of the Willamette River.
It rises in the Cascades in eastern Linn County in the Willamette National Forest, about half a mile west of Iron Mountain. It flows briefly north, then generally west and southwest through the mountains and Middle Santiam Wilderness. In central Linn County it is impounded at the Green Peter Dam to form the Green Peter Reservoir. Approximately 4 miles (6 km) downstream from the dam it joins the South Santiam from the northeast as an arm of Foster Reservoir.
| location | geolocation | usgs map |
|---|---|---|
| mouth, Foster Lake | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | Sweet Home |
| junction Quartzville Creek Green Peter Lake |
Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | Cascadia |
| RM 15.4 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | Yellowstone Mountain |
| RM 25.3 | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | Chimney Peak |
| source | Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found. | Harter Mountain |
Tributaries
[edit | edit source]Named tributaries of the Middle Santiam River from source to mouth are Cougar, Holman, Lake, South Pyramid, Bachelor, Pyramid, Donaca, Jude, and Egg creeks, followed by Fitt, Chimney, Sixes, Bear, and Twin Falls creeks. Below that are Cougar, Crash, Maple, Elk, Knickerbocker and Cave creeks. Then come Tally, Quartzville, Whitcomb, Rumbaugh, and Thistle creeks. Finally are Green Peter, Little Bottom, Alder, Coal, and Lewis creeks.[6]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). The map quadrants include river mile (RM) markers for the river's first 35 miles (56 km). The additional length is approximate.
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External links
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