Muddy Creek is a tributary of the
Willamette River
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that flows through parts of
Lane
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and
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counties in the
U.S. state
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of
Oregon
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. It begins near
Coburg Ridge, northeast of
Eugene, and meanders north across the floor of the Willamette Valley roughly parallel to the river. It joins the East Channel of the Willamette upstream of
Corvallis.
Muddy Creek was so named by pioneer
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s on account of its muddy waters.
Its entry in ''Oregon Geographic Names'' says, "It is a sluggish stream, and it is no surprise that the pioneers named it as they did."
The name appeared in print as early as 1857.
The creek's main tributaries are Dry Muddy Creek and Little Muddy Creek.
A different Muddy Creek with the same characteristics but on the other (western) side of the Willamette flows into
Marys River, which enters the Willamette at Corvallis.
See also
*
List of rivers of Oregon
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References
Rivers of Lane County, Oregon
Rivers of Linn County, Oregon
Rivers of Oregon
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