Steamboat Creek is a short tributary of the North Umpqua River in southwestern

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in the United States. Approximately long, the creek is located on a remote part of the upper North Umpqua in the Calapooia Mountains west of the

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. It rises in southeastern Lane County at and flows southwest to join the North Umpqua from the north at

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. The North Umpqua and its tributaries renowned for its prolific runs of summer

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, including a high percentage of native fish. Steamboat Creek has been closed to fishing since 1932. The watershed of the creek was extensively

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during the late 1950s and 1960s until forestry practices were changed. The recovery of the river, including the

anadromous Fish migration is mass relocation by fish from one area or body of water to another. Many types of fish migrate on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annually or longer, and over distances ranging from a few metres to thousa ...

fish population is closely monitored as a test case for riparian habitat management.

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Status Review for Oregon's Umpqua River Sea-Run Cutthroat Trout
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