Big River (Oregon)
| Big River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Lane and Douglas |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Calapooya Mountains |
| • location | Douglas County, Oregon |
| • coordinates | 43°32′25″N 122°53′52″W / 43.54028°N 122.89778°W |
| • elevation | 3,288 ft (1,002 m) |
| Mouth | Coast Fork Willamette River |
• location | Lane County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 43°35′43″N 123°04′03″W / 43.59528°N 123.06750°W |
• elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Length | 12 mi (19 km) |
The Big River is a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River, approximately 12 miles (19 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Calapooya Mountains south of Eugene.
It rises in northern Douglas County, northwest of Huckleberry Mountain, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south-southeast of Cottage Grove at 43°32′25″N 122°53′52″W / 43.540398°N 122.897840°W. It flows northwest through Lane County to form the Coast Fork of the Willamette at its confluence with the Little River, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Cottage Grove at 43°35′43″N 123°04′03″W / 43.5953987°N 123.0675727°W