Amazon Creek

An area of Amazon Creek.

Amazon Creek is a stream that runs through parts of Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is a tributary of the Long Tom River and is Eugene's second-largest waterway after the Willamette River.

Background

Upon the completion of the Fern Ridge Dam, a diversion canal was constructed to connect the creek with Fern Ridge Reservoir, as a means of controlling floodwaters in the area.[1][2] Amazon Creek's headwaters are located in Eugene's Southeast hills near Spencer Butte. The stream then travels north to 18th Avenue, then turns west around High Street and continues into the diversion canal and into Fern Ridge Reservoir. The creek continues to the Long Tom River.[3]

Geography

Coordinates

Point Coordinate USGS Map name
1 mouth 44°13′39″N 123°15′49″W / 44.227623°N 123.263706°WCoordinates: 44°13′39″N 123°15′49″W / 44.227623°N 123.263706°W Cheshire
2 44°13′01″N 123°15′04″W / 44.217068°N 123.251206°W Junction City
3 44°07′29″N 123°14′11″W / 44.124846°N 123.236482°W Eugene West
4 44°02′45″N 123°07′33″W / 44.045958°N 123.125922°W Eugene East
5 source 43°59′19″N 123°05′02″W / 43.988736°N 123.083975°W Creswell

References

  1. ↑ McArthur, Lewis (2003). Oregon Geographic Names. Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 21. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. ↑ "Amazon Creek Diversion Channel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Amazon Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 201-01-19. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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