Coast Fork Willamette River

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Coast Fork Willamette River
Country United States
State Oregon
Length 55 mi (89 km) [1]
Source
 - location Cascade Range
 - coordinates 43°35′44″N 123°4′4″W / 43.59556, -123.06778 [2]
 - elevation 990 ft (302 m) [3]
Mouth Willamette River
 - coordinates 44°1′23″N 123°1′25″W / 44.02306, -123.02361 [2]
 - elevation 440 ft (134 m) [3]
Major tributaries
 - right Row River

The Coast Fork Willamette River is one of several forks that unite to form the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It is approximately 55 mi (89 km) long, draining an area of the mountains at the south end of the Willamette Valley south of Eugene.

[edit] Course

The Coast Fork Willamette River is formed in southwestern Lane County, in the Calapooya Mountains, by the confluence of Garoutte Creek and the Big River. The river flows north through the mountains, through the Cottage Grove Lake reservoir, to Cottage Grove, where it receives the Row River from the southeast. It continues north past Creswell and joins the Middle Fork from the south, approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) southwest of Eugene, to form the Willamette.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Coast Fork, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
  2. ^ a b USGS GNIS: Coast Fork Willamette River, USGS, GNIS
  3. ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates
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