Alco Creek

	Alco Creek Alco Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is a tributary to Elk Creek (Rogue River), Elk Creek. Alco Creek was named after William Alcoe, a pioneer citizen. Course Alco Creek rises in a spring about 3 miles southeast of Alco Rock in Jackson County, Oregon, and then flows southeast to join Elk Creek (Rogue River tributary), Elk Creek about 2 miles northwest of Tatouche Peak. Watershed Alco Creek drains of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 273.07, and is about 15% forested. References Rivers of Oregon Rivers of Jackson County, Oregon {{Oregon-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42nd parallel north, 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon has been home to many Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous nations for thousands of years. The first European traders, explorers, and settlers began exploring what is now Oregon's Pacific coast in the early-mid 16th century. As early as 1564, the Spanish expeditions to the Pacific Northwest, Spanish began sending vessels northeast from the Philippines, riding the Kuroshio Current in a sweeping circular route across the northern part of the Pacific. In 1592, Juan de Fuca undertook detailed mapping and studies of ocean currents in the Pacific Northwest, including the Oregon coast as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jackson County, Oregon Jackson County is one of the Oregon counties, 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 223,259. The county seat is Medford, Oregon, Medford. The county Oregon Geographic Names, is named for Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. Jackson County comprises the Medford, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area. There are 11 municipal corporation, incorporated cities and 34 unincorporated community, unincorporated communities in Jackson County; the largest is Medford, which has been the county seat since 1927. History Modoc people, Modoc, Shasta (tribe), Shasta, Takelma, Latgawa, and Umpqua (Native Americans), Umpqua Indian tribes are all native to the region of present Jackson County. Prior to the 1850s, the Klickitat Tribe, Klickitats from the north raided the area. The ''Territorial Legislature'' created Jackson County on January 12, 1852, from the southwestern portion of Lane County, Oregon, Lane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elk Creek (Rogue River Tributary) Elk Creek is an tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Beginning at above sea level in the western foothills of the Cascade Range The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, ..., it flows generally southwest through the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Elk Creek Project lands to Rogue Elk Park in Jackson County, Oregon, Jackson County. Here the creek enters the Rogue River downstream from Lost Creek Lake and river miles upstream of the small town of Trail, Oregon, Trail. Elk Creek Dam, an incomplete flood-control structure that blocked fish migration for more than 20 years, was partly demolished in 2008 to restore Endangered species, endangered anadromous fish passage. Course In its first or so, Elk C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]