Mosby Creek is a tributary of the
Row River in
Lane County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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. It begins at the confluence of the east and west forks of the creek near the
Calapooia Divide and the border with
Douglas County. From its source it flows generally north-northwest to meet the river slightly east of
Cottage Grove and about from the larger stream's confluence with the
Coast Fork Willamette River
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Co ...
.
[ The map includes mile markers along the creek.]
Mosby Creek was named for David Mosby, an early
settler
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. He lived near the mouth of the stream, once known as ''Brumbaugh Creek''.
, long, carries Layng Road over the creek east of Cottage Grove. Built in 1920, it is the oldest
covered bridge
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in Lane County.
Further upstream near
Walden
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, the
Stewart Covered Bridge carries Garoutte Road over the creek. Built in 1930 and restored in 1996, this span is used only for pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
Tributaries
Mosby Creek's east and west forks meet to form the
main stem
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. Named tributaries from source to
mouth
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include Cove, Tom, Miles, Tones, Lilly, Brownie, and Shea creeks. Then come Gray, Norwegian, Dahl, Little Dry, Dry, Bark Shanty, and Stell creeks, followed by Allen, Cedar, Clearing, Cow, Palmer, Rock, and Lewis creeks. Below that are Simpson, Blue, Short, Fall, Kennedy, Smith, Perkins, Kizer, and Champion creeks.
See also
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List of covered bridges in Oregon
This list of Oregon covered bridges contains 50 historic covered bridges remaining in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Most covered bridges in Oregon were built between 1905 and 1925. At its peak, there were an estimated 450 covered bridges, which by 1 ...
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List of rivers of Oregon
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References
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Rivers of Lane County, Oregon
Rivers of Oregon