The Big River is a tributary of the
Coast Fork Willamette River
The Coast Fork Willamette River is one of two forks that unite to form the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It is about long, draining an area of the mountains at the south end of the Willamette Valley
The Willamette V ...
, approximately long, in western
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in the
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. It drains an area of the
Calapooya Mountains south of
Eugene
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.
It rises in northern
Douglas County, northwest of
Huckleberry Mountain, approximately south-southeast of
Cottage Grove at . It flows northwest through
Lane County to form the Coast Fork of the Willamette at its confluence with the
Little River
Little River may refer to several places:
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, about south of Cottage Grove at
Course
Flowing northwest from the northern flanks of the Calapooya Mountains in Douglas County, Big River enters Lane County about downstream from the source. Box Canyon enters from the
right
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at about
river mile
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(RM) 9 or river kilometer (RK) 14. Big River receives Boulder Creek from the
left
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, then Edwards Creek enters from the right at about RM 6 (RK 10). After receiving Bar Creek from the left and Martin Creek from the right, Big River meets Little River to form the Coast Fork Willamette River about from where the larger stream meets the
Middle Fork Willamette River
The Middle Fork Willamette River is one of several forks that unite to form the Willamette River in the western part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is approximately long, draining an area of the Cascade Range southeast of Eugene, which is at th ...
to form the
Willamette River
The Willamette River ( ) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward ...
.
See also
*
List of rivers of Oregon
This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, as ...
References
External links
Rivers of Oregon
Rivers of Lane County, Oregon
Rivers of Douglas County, Oregon
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