Mill Creek (Mohawk River)

For other places with the same name, see Mill Creek.
Mill Creek
Wendling Bridge over Mill Creek
Country United States
State Oregon
County Lane
Source Cascade Range foothills
 - location northeast of Springfield
 - elevation 2,890 ft (881 m) [1]
 - coordinates 44°11′26″N 122°38′09″W / 44.19056°N 122.63583°W / 44.19056; -122.63583 [2]
Mouth Mohawk River
 - location near Marcola
 - elevation 558 ft (170 m) [2]
 - coordinates 44°11′24″N 122°50′20″W / 44.19000°N 122.83889°W / 44.19000; -122.83889Coordinates: 44°11′24″N 122°50′20″W / 44.19000°N 122.83889°W / 44.19000; -122.83889 [2]
Location of the mouth of Mill Creek in Oregon

Mill Creek is a tributary of the Mohawk River in Lane County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins in the foothills of the Cascade Range northeast of Springfield and flows generally west through Wendling to meet the river near Marcola. The confluence is about 13 river miles (21 km) from the Mohawk's mouth on the McKenzie River. Mill Creek's named tributaries from source to mouth are Straight, Nebo, Deer, Oshkosh, and Wolf creeks.[3]

A 60-foot (18 m) covered bridge called Wendling Bridge carries Wendling Road over Mill Creek in Wendling.[4] Built in 1938, the bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[5]

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References

  1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mill Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  3. "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 16, 2016 via Acme Mapper. The map includes mile markers along the Mohawk River.
  4. "Mill Creek (Wendling) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  5. "Oregon National Register List" (PDF). Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. June 6, 2011. p. 23. Retrieved July 17, 2011.

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