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Little-known Facts about Oregon's Streams
-- by Jon Bowers |
1. Did you know that Oregon has
two John Day Rivers and also two Rogue Rivers? The lesser known John
Day flows into the Columbia River at Cathlamet Bay. The lesser known
Rogue River is a tributary to the South Fork of the Yamhill River.
The
two John Day Rivers and two Rogue Rivers in Oregon
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2. Oregon contains approximately
106,400 miles of rivers and streams (as mapped at a scale of 1:100,000).
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3. Out of the approximately
33,000 unique streams that are identified at the 100,000 scale, over 20,000
are unnamed. (Note: a hand-full of these may be named at the 1:24,000 scale,
but the percentage is very small). |
| 4. The most common names for
creeks in Oregon are Bear (86), Dry (84), Rock (81), Cedar
(60), Mill (56) and Beaver (56).
The
86 Bear Creeks in Oregon
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5. The longest creek contained
entirely within the state of Oregon is Cow Creek in the Umpqua basin, which
is 81 miles long.
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6. The longest river contained
entirely within the state of Oregon is the John Day River, which flows for
284 miles from its headwaters to the mouth. |
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