Hills Creek (Oregon)
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| Hills Creek | |
| Name origin: John J. Hill, early settler | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane |
| Source | Juniper Ridge |
| - location | Willamette National Forest |
| - elevation | 5,043 ft (1,537 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
| Mouth | Middle Fork Willamette River |
| - location | Hills Creek Dam |
| - elevation | 1,545 ft (471 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
| Length | 16 mi (26 km) [3] |
  Location of the mouth of Hills Creek in Oregon
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Hills Creek is a tributary, about 16 miles (26 km) long, of the Middle Fork Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. From its headwaters on Juniper Ridge in the Cascade Range, the creek flows northwest through Lane County and the Willamette National Forest for its entire course.[3]
Hills Creek enters the Hills Creek Reservoir at Hills Creek Dam on the Middle Fork about 3 miles (5 km) upstream from Oakridge.[3] Forest Road 23 (Hills Creek Road) runs roughly parallel to the creek for most of its length.[3]
Hills Creek was named for John J. Hill, who settled near the mouth of the creek in 1870. The dam and lake take their names from the creek.[4]
Recreation
The lower 3 to 4 miles (5 to 6 km) of the creek are stocked with rainbow trout that reach 10 to 12 inches (25 to 30 cm) in length. The stream also supports wild coastal cutthroat trout.[5]
Whitewater enthusiasts sometimes run a 4-mile (6 km) stretch of the creek that has been called "one of the more demanding creeks in the Eugene area".[6] (Eugene is about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of the mouth of the creek.)[7] Rapids vary from class 4 to 5 on the International Scale of River Difficulty.[6] Debris from logging adds to the many dangers on this run.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The map includes river mile (RM) markers for the first 13.9 miles (22.4 km). The remaining distance is an estimate based on map scale and ruler.
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