The Middle Santiam River is a tributary of the

South Santiam River The South Santiam River is a tributary of the Santiam River, about long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Cascade Range into the Willamette Valley east of Corvallis. It rises in the Cascades in southeastern Linn ...

, long, in western

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in the

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. It drains a remote area of the

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east of

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in the watershed of the

Willamette River The Willamette River ( ) is a major tributary of the Columbia River, accounting for 12 to 15 percent of the Columbia's flow. The Willamette's main stem is long, lying entirely in northwestern Oregon in the United States. Flowing northward b ...

. It rises in the Cascades in eastern Linn County in the

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, about half a mile west of Iron Mountain. It flows briefly north, then generally west and southwest through the mountains and

Middle Santiam Wilderness The Middle Santiam Wilderness is a wilderness area located near Mount Washington in the central Cascade Range of Oregon, U.S., within the Willamette National Forest. Topography The Middle Santiam Wilderness ranges from steep slopes, high peaks, an ...

. In central Linn County it is impounded at the

Green Peter Dam Green Peter Dam is a concrete gravity dam impounding the Middle Santiam River in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was completed in 1967 to generate hydroelectricity, prevent flood damage, provide irrigation, and improve water quality ...

to form the

Green Peter Reservoir Green Peter Reservoir is a reservoir created by Green Peter Dam on the Middle Santiam River northeast of Sweet Home, Oregon, United States. The reservoir is approximately long and has a surface area of approximately when full. The reservoir is ...

. Approximately downstream from the dam it joins the South Santiam from the northeast as an arm of

Foster Reservoir Foster Reservoir is a reservoir created by Foster Dam on the South Santiam River in the city of Foster, Oregon, United States. The reservoir is approximately long and covers approximately when full. Primary use of the reservoir is recreation i ...

Tributaries

Named tributaries of the Middle Santiam River from source to mouth are Cougar, Holman, Lake, South Pyramid, Bachelor, Pyramid, Donaca, Jude, and Egg creeks, followed by Fitt, Chimney, Sixes, Bear, and Twin Falls creeks. Below that are Cougar, Crash, Maple, Elk, Knickerbocker and Cave creeks. Then come Tally, Quartzville, Whitcomb, Rumbaugh, and Thistle creeks. Finally are Green Peter, Little Bottom, Alder, Coal, and Lewis creeks.

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North Santiam Watershed CouncilSouth Santiam Watershed Council
{{authority control Rivers of Oregon Rivers of Linn County, Oregon

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