Middle Fork Willamette River
| Middle Fork Willamette River | |
|---|---|
Map of the Willamette River watershed with the Middle Fork highlighted | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| Counties | Douglas and Lane |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Timpanogas Lake, Cascade Range |
| • coordinates | 43°24′48″N 122°07′20″W / 43.41333°N 122.12222°W |
| • elevation | 5,552 ft (1,692 m) |
| Mouth | Willamette River |
• location | between Eugene and Springfield |
• coordinates | 44°01′23″N 123°01′25″W / 44.02306°N 123.02361°W |
• elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Length | 115 mi (185 km) |
| Basin size | 1,340 sq mi (3,500 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Jasper |
| • average | 4,087 cu ft/s (115.7 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 366 cu ft/s (10.4 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 94,000 cu ft/s (2,700 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Salt Creek, North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River |
The Middle Fork Willamette River is one of several forks that unite to form the Willamette River in the western part of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is approximately 115 miles (185 km) long, draining an area of the Cascade Range southeast of Eugene, which is at the southern end of the Willamette Valley.