Mosby Creek is a tributary of the

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in Lane County, in the

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. It begins at the confluence of the east and west forks of the creek near the Calapooia Divide and the border with Douglas County. From its source it flows generally north-northwest to meet the river slightly east of Cottage Grove and about from the larger stream's confluence with the

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. The map includes mile markers along the creek. Mosby Creek was named for David Mosby, an early

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. He lived near the mouth of the stream, once known as ''Brumbaugh Creek''. Mosby Creek Covered Bridge, long, carries Layng Road over the creek east of Cottage Grove. Built in 1920, it is the oldest

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in Lane County. Further upstream near

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, the Stewart Covered Bridge carries Garoutte Road over the creek. Built in 1930 and restored in 1996, this span is used only for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.

Tributaries

Mosby Creek's east and west forks meet to form the

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. Named tributaries from source to

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include Cove, Tom, Miles, Tones, Lilly, Brownie, and Shea creeks. Then come Gray, Norwegian, Dahl, Little Dry, Dry, Bark Shanty, and Stell creeks, followed by Allen, Cedar, Clearing, Cow, Palmer, Rock, and Lewis creeks. Below that are Simpson, Blue, Short, Fall, Kennedy, Smith, Perkins, Kizer, and Champion creeks.

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Tributaries

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