Amazon Creek

Amazon Creek
Along the creek
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Source near Spencer Butte
 - location Eugene
 - elevation 1,079 ft (329 m) [1]
 - coordinates 43°59′19″N 123°05′02″W / 43.98861°N 123.08389°W / 43.98861; -123.08389 [2]
Mouth Long Tom River
 - location west of Junction City
 - elevation 318 ft (97 m) [2]
 - coordinates 44°13′39″N 123°15′49″W / 44.22750°N 123.26361°W / 44.22750; -123.26361Coordinates: 44°13′39″N 123°15′49″W / 44.22750°N 123.26361°W / 44.22750; -123.26361 [2]
Location of the mouth of Amazon Creek in Oregon

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.[3][4] 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.[2]

Geography

Coordinates

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Amazon Creek". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Lewis (2003). Oregon Geographic Names. Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 21. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  4. ↑ "Amazon Creek Diversion Channel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 19, 2010.

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