Crabtree Creek (South Santiam River tributary)

	Crabtree Creek
	Hoffman Bridge over Crabtree Creek
	Name origin:John J. Crabtree, who settled near the mouth of the creek in 1846 [1]
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Linn
Source	Cascade Range foothills
- location	Crabtree Mountain and Lake
- elevation	4,113 ft (1,254 m) [2]
- coordinates	44°36′01″N122°27′06″W / 44.60028°N 122.45167°W [3]
Mouth	South Santiam River
- location	upstream of Jefferson
- elevation	236 ft (72 m) [3]
- coordinates	44°40′31″N122°57′32″W / 44.67528°N 122.95889°W Coordinates: 44°40′31″N122°57′32″W / 44.67528°N 122.95889°W [3]
Basin	156 sq mi (404 km2) [4]
	Location of the mouth of Crabtree Creek in Oregon

Last updated March 21, 2019

Crabtree Creek is a tributary of the South Santiam River in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins in the western foothills of the Cascade Range at Crabtree Mountain near Crabtree Lake. From there it flows generally west to meet the larger stream about 3 miles (5 km) upstream of where the South Santiam merges with the North Santiam River to form the Santiam River.^[5]

The South Santiam River is a tributary of the Santiam River, about 69 miles (111 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Cascade Range into the Willamette Valley east of Corvallis.

Linn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,672. The county seat is Albany. The county is named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri who advocated the American settlement of the Oregon Country.

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Oregon Route 226 is an Oregon state highway that runs between a point east of Albany in the Willamette Valley, and the town of Mehama along the Santiam River. The highway is also known as the Albany-Lyons Highway No. 211, and is 26 miles (42 km) long. It lies entirely within Linn County, except for the very northernmost segment in Mehama, which is in Marion County.

Crabtree is an unincorporated community and census-designated places in Linn County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with a ZIP code of 97335. Crabtree lies off Oregon Route 226 about 10 miles (16 km) east of Albany.

Scio is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States. The population was 838 at the 2010 census.

Bridges

In addition to the Route 226 bridge, the creek flows under two covered bridges. Larwood Bridge carries Fish Hatchery Road over the creek at Larwood Wayside Park, about 3 miles (5 km) north of Lacomb and 16 miles (26 km) by water from the creek mouth.^[5]^[6] Further downstream, Hoffman Bridge carries Hungry Hill Drive over the creek about a mile north of Crabtree and 5 miles (8 km) from the mouth.^[5]^[7]

A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges, create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered wooden bridges typically have a lifespan of only 20 years because of the effects of rain and sun, but a covered bridge could last 100 years.

The Larwood Bridge is a covered bridge near Lacomb in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The Hoffman Bridge is a covered bridge near Crabtree in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Crabtree Creek – Hoffman Covered Bridge in 1987.

Recreation

Larwood Park lies at the confluence of Roaring River with Crabtree Creek about 16 miles (26 km) by water from the creek mouth.^[5] Covering 6 acres (2.4 ha), it has picnic tables, river views, a footbridge, a waterwheel that formerly powered a mill at the site, as well as places to fish and swim. Ripley's Believe It or Not! once listed the confluence as the only one in the world where a stream named "river" emptied into a stream named "creek".^[8] This was, however, incorrect. Fall River is a tributary of Clear Creek in Colorado.^[9]

Roaring River is a tributary of Crabtree Creek in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins in the western foothills of the Cascade Range near Snow Peak. From there it flows generally west to meet Crabtree Creek at Larwood Wayside Park, north of Lacomb, about 16 miles (26 km) upstream of where the creek meets the South Santiam River east of Albany. The only named tributary of Roaring River is Milky Fork, which enters from the left near Roaring River Park.

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Clear Creek (Colorado) tributary of the South Platte River in north central Colorado in the United States

Clear Creek is a tributary of the South Platte River, approximately 66 miles (106 km) long, in north central Colorado in the United States. The creek flows through Clear Creek Canyon in the Rocky Mountains directly west of Denver, descending through a long gorge to emerge on the Colorado Eastern Plains where it joins the South Platte. Clear Creek is unusual in that it is a stream named "creek" fed by a stream named "river". Fall River empties into Clear Creek along I-70 west of Idaho Springs, Colorado.

Fishing for wild cutthroat trout in the creek is permitted on a catch-and-release basis; fishing for steelhead is not allowed. The creek is not stocked with hatchery fish.^[10]

The cutthroat trout(Oncorhynchus clarkii) is a fish species of the family Salmonidae native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean, Rocky Mountains, and Great Basin in North America. As a member of the genus Oncorhynchus, it is one of the Pacific trout, a group that includes the widely distributed rainbow trout. Cutthroat trout are popular gamefish, especially among anglers who enjoy fly fishing. The common name "cutthroat" refers to the distinctive red coloration on the underside of the lower jaw. The specific name clarkii was given to honor explorer William Clark, coleader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

The rainbow trout is a trout and species of salmonid native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coastal rainbow trout(O. m. irideus) or Columbia River redband trout (O. m. gairdneri) that usually returns to fresh water to spawn after living two to three years in the ocean. Freshwater forms that have been introduced into the Great Lakes and migrate into tributaries to spawn are also called steelhead.

Whitewater enthusiasts sometimes run parts of Crabtree Creek in kayaks or other craft. A 10-mile (16 km) run from the North Fork Bridge to Larwood Park, is rated class 3T or 4 (intermediate or advanced) on the International Scale of River Difficulty. The 15.5-mile (24.9 km) run below that is less difficult. Hazards include rocks, logs, overhanging limbs, and a dangerous barbed-wire fence across most of the river a few miles downstream of the Route 226 bridge.^[11]

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Tributaries

Named tributaries from source to mouth are Bonnie, White Rock, Dorgan, South Fork Crabtree, and Bald Peter creeks, all from the left; Rock Creek from the right; Green Mountain Creek from the left; Hunter and Church creeks, Roaring River, all from the right, and Beaver Creek, from the left.^[5]

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References

↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 243. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
1 2 3 "Crabtree Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
↑ "Crabtree Watershed Analysis" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. 2001. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 1, 2015– via ACME Mapper. The map includes mile markers along the lower 25 miles (40 km) of the creek.
↑ "Crabtree Creek (Larwood) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
↑ "Crabtree Creek (Hoffman) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
↑ Urness, Zach (September 1, 2012). "Small Creek Has Odd Claim to Fame in Ripley's Believe It or Not". Statesman-Journal. Salem, Oregon: Gannett. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
↑ Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer (4th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1998. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-89933-265-9.
↑ Sheehan, Madelynne Diness. Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide (10th ed.). Scappoose, Oregon: Flying Pencil Publications. p. 128. ISBN 0-916473-15-5.
↑ Giordano, Pete; Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club. Soggy Sneakers: A Paddler's Guide to Oregon's Rivers. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. pp. 176–78. ISBN 978-0-89886-815-9.

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[McArthur-1] McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 243. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.

[source-2] Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.

[gnis-3] 1 2 3 "Crabtree Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[BLM_analysis-4] "Crabtree Watershed Analysis" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. 2001. p. 1. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[topo_map-5] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 1, 2015– via ACME Mapper. The map includes mile markers along the lower 25 miles (40 km) of the creek.

[6] "Crabtree Creek (Larwood) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[7] "Crabtree Creek (Hoffman) Covered Bridge" (PDF). Oregon Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 1, 2015.

[Ripley-8] Urness, Zach (September 1, 2012). "Small Creek Has Odd Claim to Fame in Ripley's Believe It or Not". Statesman-Journal. Salem, Oregon: Gannett. Retrieved December 6, 2015.

[9] Colorado Atlas & Gazetteer (4th ed.). Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. 1998. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-89933-265-9.

[fishing_guide-10] Sheehan, Madelynne Diness. Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide (10th ed.). Scappoose, Oregon: Flying Pencil Publications. p. 128. ISBN 0-916473-15-5.

[11] Giordano, Pete; Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club. Soggy Sneakers: A Paddler's Guide to Oregon's Rivers. Seattle: The Mountaineers Books. pp. 176–78. ISBN 978-0-89886-815-9.