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 [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°WCoordinates: 44°13′39″N 123°15′49″W / 44.22750°N 123.26361°W [2] |
  Location of the mouth of Amazon Creek in Oregon
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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 | 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 |
See also
References
- ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- 1 2 3 4 "Amazon Creek". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ↑ McArthur, Lewis (2003). Oregon Geographic Names. Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 21. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ↑ "Amazon Creek Diversion Channel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 19, 2010.
External links
- Amazon Creek Priority Planning Area from Metro Waterways: A Study of the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Region
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