Mill Creek is a tributary of the
Mohawk River
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in
Lane County in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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. It begins in the foothills of the
Cascade Range
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northeast of
Springfield
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and flows generally west through
Wendling to meet the river near
Marcola. The confluence is about 13
river mile
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s (21 km) from the Mohawk's mouth on the
McKenzie River. Mill Creek's named tributaries from source to mouth are Straight, Nebo, Deer, Oshkosh, and Wolf creeks.
[ The map includes mile markers along the Mohawk River.]
A
covered bridge
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called
Wendling Bridge
The Wendling Bridge is a covered bridge in Lane County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The Howe truss structure carries Wendling Road over Mill Creek in the unincorporated community of Wendling. Built in 1938, the bridge was added to the Nationa ...
carries Wendling Road over Mill Creek in Wendling.
Built in 1938, the bridge was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1979.
See also
*
List of rivers of Oregon
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References
External links
McKenzie Watershed Council
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Rivers of Oregon
Rivers of Lane County, Oregon