Little Luckiamute River

Coordinates: 44°47′28″N 123°17′17″W / 44.79111°N 123.28806°W / 44.79111; -123.28806
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Little Luckiamute River
Rapids on the Little Luckiamute River
Little Luckiamute River is located in Oregon
Little Luckiamute River
Location of the mouth of the Little Luckiamute River in Oregon
EtymologyNative American but of unknown meaning[2]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyPolk
Physical characteristics
SourceCentral Oregon Coast Range
 • locationnear Fanno Peak
 • coordinates44°52′45″N 123°37′37″W / 44.87917°N 123.62694°W / 44.87917; -123.62694[1]
 • elevation2,869 ft (874 m)[3]
mouth

The Little Luckiamute River is a stream in Polk County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It rises in the Central Oregon Coast Range near Fanno Peak and joins the Luckiamute River about 4 miles (6 km) upstream of the Sarah Helmick State Recreation Site southwest of Monmouth.[4]

Flowing generally east from its source near Fanno Peak, the river parallels Fanno Ridge, which is to the

mouth. About 0.5 miles (0.80 km) further on, the river passes over a waterfall. Approaching the unincorporated community of Black Rock, Little Luckiamute River receives Black Rock Creek from the left at river mile (RM) 17 or river kilometer (RK) 27. For several miles starting at Black Rock, the George T. Gerlinger Experimental Forest is on the river's left. Sam's Creek enters from the left about 1 mile (1.6 km) downstream of Black Rock.[4][6]

Gerlinger County Park is on the right at RM 15 (RK 24). Dutch Creek enters from the left and Berry Creek from the right before the river reaches Falls City Falls and Falls City about 13 miles (21 km) from the mouth.[4][6] At the falls, the river plunges 25 to 35 feet (7.6 to 10.7 m) into a gorge within a city park.[7] Turning southeast, the river receives Waymire Creek from the left, then Teal Creek from the right, then passes under Oregon Route 223 at about RM 8 (RK 13). Fern Creek enters from the left just beyond Route 223, and Cooper Creek enters from the left about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the mouth. The Little Luckiamute River meets the Luckiamute River about 18 miles (29 km) from the larger river's confluence with the Willamette River.[4][6]

The upper river supports

catch-and-release fishing for wild coastal cutthroat trout ranging in size from 6 to 13 inches (15 to 33 cm).[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Little Luckiamute River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  2. ISBN 0-87595-277-1
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  3. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. ^ a b c d e "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 4, 2016 – via Acme Mapper. The map quadrants include river-mile (RM) markers to RM 20.6 (river kilometer 33.2). The remaining distance is an estimate based on map scale and ruler.
  5. ^ Marys Peak Resource Area support team (September 1998). "Rowell Creek, Mill Creek, Rickreall Creek, Luckiamute River Watershed Analysis" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. p. R&CC-17. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  6. ^
    ISBN 0-89933-235-8
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  7. ISBN 0-89886-911-0
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  8. ISBN 0-916473-15-5
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External links
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