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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 54. Chapters: List of longest streams of Oregon, Columbia Slough, Little Butte Creek, Johnson Creek, Fanno Creek, Tryon Creek, Big Butte Creek, Balch Creek, Bear Creek, Willow Creek, Abiqua Creek, Dairy Creek, Bully Creek, Gales Creek, Chehalem Creek, Elk Creek, Silver Creek, Jordan Creek, Grave Creek, Trout Creek, Stephens Creek, Fairview Creek, Fifteenmile Creek, Bridge Creek, Crystal Springs Creek, Ochoco Creek, Union Creek, Muddy Fork, Succor Creek, Dry Creek, Palmer Creek, Champoeg Creek, Mission Creek, Rattlesnake Creek, Butter Creek, Thomas Creek, Crooked Creek, Rock Creek, Baughman Creek, Amazon Creek, Eagle Creek, Dry Well Creek, Birch Creek, Scoggins Creek, Mill Creek, Rickreall Creek, Myrtle Creek, Mussel Creek, Tumalo Creek, Steamboat Creek, Catherine Creek, Cow Creek, Quartzville Creek, Ash Creek. Excerpt: Seventy-seven rivers and creeks of at least 50 miles (80 km) in total length are the longest streams of the U.S. state of Oregon. All of these streams originate in the United States except the longest, the Columbia, which begins in the Canadian province of British Columbia and flows 1,249 miles (2,010 km) to the sea near Astoria. The second-longest, the Snake River, which at 1,048 miles (1,687 km) is the only other stream of more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) on the list, begins in Wyoming and flows through parts of Idaho and Washington, as well as Oregon. Some of the other streams also cross borders between Oregon and California, Nevada, Idaho, or Washington, but the majority flow entirely within Oregon. The Atlas of Oregon ranks 31 rivers in the state by average streamflow; the top five are the Columbia, Snake, Willamette, Santiam, and Umpqua. Not all Oregon rivers with high average flows are on this list of longest streams because neither their main stems nor any of their tributaries (including what are called "fo...
