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Elkhorn Creek (Marion County, Oregon)

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29: 592: 488: 376:. The BLM placed logs in the lower section of Elkhorn Creek to slow its flow, and planted trees beside the creek to shade and cool the water and to provide future sources of wood for naturally fallen logs to repeat the process. 627: 175: 100: 617: 438: 353:. On September 30, 1996, a 6.4-mile (10.3 km) portion of the stream, from the mouth nearly to the source, was protected as part of the 562: 354: 261: 429: 317:. The creek flows mostly west, receiving Big Twelve Creek, Buckhorn Creek, and Buck Creek all from the south, and it enters the 434: 529: 334: 318: 310: 161: 622: 361: 596: 385: 350: 424: 346: 298: 34: 555: 28: 314: 86: 373: 365: 518:(Map). 1 : 24,000. 7,5 Minute Series (Topographic). U.S. Geological Survey. 2011. 611: 369: 342: 326: 322: 306: 533: 405: 321:
just south of Elkhorn Woods Park, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the city of
338: 146: 190: 177: 115: 102: 591: 330: 302: 556:"Little North Santiam River and Elkhorn Creek Habitat Restoration" 463: 364:(BLM) performed a restoration project to improve habitat for 602: 493:(Map). Cartography by U.S. Geological Survey. ACME Mapper 532:. National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Archived from 404:
Source elevation derived from GNIS coordinates using
325:. The stream's valley is surrounded by the western 276: 268: 259: 245: 237: 229: 224: 216: 206: 167: 155: 145: 131: 92: 79: 71: 62: 54: 46: 41: 21: 341:at the water's edge. The creek supports runs of 8: 510: 508: 309:. Its source is on the northern edge of the 251:Big Twelve Creek, Buckhorn Creek, Buck Creek 628:Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States 297:is a 7.6-mile (12 km) long stream in 313:, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of 483: 481: 439:United States Department of the Interior 397: 419: 417: 415: 413: 355:National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 262:National Wild and Scenic Rivers System 18: 458: 456: 275: 267: 258: 85:Willamette National Forest, north of 7: 568:from the original on April 27, 2014 430:Geographic Names Information System 561:. BLM, Salem District. June 2011. 14: 590: 490:USGS Topo Maps for United States 27: 618:Rivers of Marion County, Oregon 603:North Santiam Watershed Council 435:United States Geological Survey 464:"National Hydrography Dataset" 169: • coordinates 94: • coordinates 16:River in Oregon, United States 1: 63:Physical characteristics 333:trees characteristic of the 208: • elevation 133: • elevation 516:Elkhorn Quadrangle - Oregon 360:In 2011 and 2012, the 157: • location 81: • location 644: 319:Little North Santiam River 311:Willamette National Forest 162:Little North Santiam River 362:Bureau of Land Management 351:Pacific giant salamanders 288: 284: 255: 141: 137:3,711 feet (1,131 m) 67: 26: 466:. U.S. Geological Survey 386:List of rivers of Oregon 329:foothills, covered with 191:44.818178°N 122.392026°W 116:44.788178°N 122.271745°W 530:"Elkhorn Creek, Oregon" 347:coastal cutthroat trout 247: • left 212:1,070 feet (330 m) 220:7.6 miles (12 km) 196:44.818178; -122.392026 121:44.788178; -122.271745 58:Marion County, Oregon 599:at Wikimedia Commons 536:on February 15, 2013 441:. November 28, 1980 315:Big Cliff Reservoir 225:Basin features 187: /  112: /  87:Big Cliff Reservoir 33:Along the creek in 280:September 30, 1996 595:Media related to 337:, and lined with 335:Pacific Northwest 292: 291: 635: 623:Rivers of Oregon 594: 578: 577: 575: 573: 567: 560: 552: 546: 545: 543: 541: 526: 520: 519: 512: 503: 502: 500: 498: 485: 476: 475: 473: 471: 460: 451: 450: 448: 446: 421: 408: 402: 248: 202: 201: 199: 198: 197: 192: 188: 185: 184: 183: 180: 134: 127: 126: 124: 123: 122: 117: 113: 110: 109: 108: 105: 95: 82: 31: 19: 643: 642: 638: 637: 636: 634: 633: 632: 608: 607: 587: 582: 581: 571: 569: 565: 558: 554: 553: 549: 539: 537: 528: 527: 523: 514: 513: 506: 496: 494: 487: 486: 479: 469: 467: 462: 461: 454: 444: 442: 425:"Elkhorn Creek" 423: 422: 411: 403: 399: 394: 382: 264: 246: 209: 195: 193: 189: 186: 181: 178: 176: 174: 173: 170: 158: 132: 120: 118: 114: 111: 106: 103: 101: 99: 98: 93: 80: 37: 17: 12: 11: 5: 641: 639: 631: 630: 625: 620: 610: 609: 606: 605: 600: 586: 585:External links 583: 580: 579: 547: 521: 504: 477: 452: 409: 396: 395: 393: 390: 389: 388: 381: 378: 366:chinook salmon 290: 289: 286: 285: 282: 281: 278: 274: 273: 270: 266: 265: 260: 257: 256: 253: 252: 249: 243: 242: 239: 235: 234: 231: 227: 226: 222: 221: 218: 214: 213: 210: 207: 204: 203: 171: 168: 165: 164: 159: 156: 153: 152: 149: 143: 142: 139: 138: 135: 129: 128: 96: 90: 89: 83: 77: 76: 73: 69: 68: 65: 64: 60: 59: 56: 52: 51: 48: 44: 43: 39: 38: 32: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 640: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 615: 613: 604: 601: 598: 597:Elkhorn Creek 593: 589: 588: 584: 564: 557: 551: 548: 535: 531: 525: 522: 517: 511: 509: 505: 492: 491: 484: 482: 478: 465: 459: 457: 453: 440: 436: 432: 431: 426: 420: 418: 416: 414: 410: 407: 401: 398: 391: 387: 384: 383: 379: 377: 375: 371: 370:rainbow trout 367: 363: 358: 356: 352: 349:, as well as 348: 344: 340: 336: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 312: 308: 307:United States 304: 300: 299:Marion County 296: 295:Elkhorn Creek 287: 283: 279: 271: 263: 254: 250: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 223: 219: 215: 211: 205: 200: 172: 166: 163: 160: 154: 150: 148: 144: 140: 136: 130: 125: 97: 91: 88: 84: 78: 74: 70: 66: 61: 57: 53: 50:United States 49: 45: 40: 36: 35:Marion County 30: 25: 22:Elkhorn Creek 20: 570:. Retrieved 550: 538:. Retrieved 534:the original 524: 515: 495:. Retrieved 489: 468:. Retrieved 443:. Retrieved 428: 406:Google Earth 400: 359: 294: 293: 272:Wild, Scenic 238:Tributaries 233:Mostly west 230:Progression 194: / 182:122°23′31″W 119: / 107:122°16′18″W 612:Categories 572:January 6, 540:January 2, 445:January 2, 392:References 339:red alders 331:coniferous 277:Designated 179:44°49′05″N 104:44°47′17″N 497:March 17, 470:March 18, 563:Archived 380:See also 55:Location 42:Location 343:rainbow 327:Cascade 47:Country 303:Oregon 241:  217:Length 151:  75:  72:Source 566:(PDF) 559:(PDF) 374:spawn 323:Gates 147:Mouth 574:2013 542:2013 499:2013 472:2013 447:2013 368:and 345:and 269:Type 372:to 614:: 507:^ 480:^ 455:^ 437:, 433:. 427:. 412:^ 357:. 305:, 301:, 576:. 544:. 501:. 474:. 449:.

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Marion County
Big Cliff Reservoir
44°47′17″N 122°16′18″W / 44.788178°N 122.271745°W / 44.788178; -122.271745
Mouth
Little North Santiam River
44°49′05″N 122°23′31″W / 44.818178°N 122.392026°W / 44.818178; -122.392026
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Marion County
Oregon
United States
Willamette National Forest
Big Cliff Reservoir
Little North Santiam River
Gates
Cascade
coniferous
Pacific Northwest
red alders
rainbow
coastal cutthroat trout
Pacific giant salamanders
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Bureau of Land Management
chinook salmon
rainbow trout
spawn
List of rivers of Oregon
Google Earth

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