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	\| name_etymology = For the [[Kalapuya people]] of the [[Willamette Valley]]<ref name = "McArthur">{{cite book \| last = McArthur \| first = Lewis A. \|author2=McArthur, Lewis L. \| title = [[Oregon Geographic Names]]\|edition=7th \| publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press \| year = 2003 \|~~origyear~~=1928\| location = Portland, Oregon \| pages = 137–38 \| isbn = 0-87595-277-1}}</ref>		\| name_etymology = For the [[Kalapuya people]] of the [[Willamette Valley]]<ref name = "McArthur">{{cite book \| last = McArthur \| first = Lewis A. \|author2=McArthur, Lewis L. \| title = [[Oregon Geographic Names]]\|edition=7th \| publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press \| year = 2003 \|orig-date=1928\| location = Portland, Oregon \| pages = 137–38 \| isbn = 0-87595-277-1}}</ref>
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	\| image = Calapooia River at the Willamette River.JPG		\| image = Calapooia River at the Willamette River.JPG
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	\| source1 = [[Cascade Range]]		\| source1 = [[Cascade Range]]
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	\| source1_coordinates= {{coord\|44\|15\|54\|N\|122\|19\|25\|W\|display=inline}}<ref name=gnis>{{cite web \| work = Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) \| publisher = United States Geological Survey \| date = November 28, 1980 \| url ={{Gnis3\|1118456}} \| title = Calapooia River \| ~~accessdate~~ = August 8, 2010}}</ref>		\| source1_coordinates= {{coord\|44\|15\|54\|N\|122\|19\|25\|W\|display=inline}}<ref name=gnis>{{cite web \| work = Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) \| publisher = United States Geological Survey \| date = November 28, 1980 \| url ={{Gnis3\|1118456}} \| title = Calapooia River \| access-date = August 8, 2010}}</ref>
	\| source1_elevation = {{convert\|4552\|ft\|abbr=on}}<ref name="source">Source elevation derived from [[Google Earth]] search using GNIS source coordinates.</ref>		\| source1_elevation = {{convert\|4552\|ft\|abbr=on}}<ref name="source">Source elevation derived from [[Google Earth]] search using GNIS source coordinates.</ref>
	\| mouth = [[Willamette River]]		\| mouth = [[Willamette River]]
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	The '''Calapooia River''' is an {{convert\|80\|mi\|km\|adj=on}} tributary of the [[Willamette River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]].<ref name="Palmer"/>		The '''Calapooia River''' is an {{convert\|80\|mi\|km\|adj=on}} tributary of the [[Willamette River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]].<ref name="Palmer"/>

	The Calapooia flows generally northwest from its source in the [[Cascade Range]] near Tidbits Mountain. In its upper reaches, it passes through parts of the [[Willamette National Forest]]. Further downstream, it flows through [[Holley, Oregon\|Holley]] then [[Crawfordsville, Oregon\|Crawfordsville]] and [[Brownsville, Oregon\|Brownsville]] in the [[Willamette Valley]] before joining the Willamette at [[Albany, Oregon\|Albany]]. The city of [[Tangent, Oregon\|Tangent]] is also near the river on a branch of one of its downstream tributaries, Lake Creek. The confluence of the two rivers is about {{convert\|120\|mi\|km}} by water from where the Willamette joins the [[Columbia River]]<ref name="topo map">{{cite web\|title=United States Topographic Map\|publisher=United States Geological Survey\|via=ACME Mapper\|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=44.638889,-123.11&z=12&t=T&marker0=44.638889,-123.11,Calapooia%20River\|~~accessdate~~=January 28, 2016}} The map includes mile markers along the Calapooia and Willamette rivers.</ref>		The Calapooia flows generally northwest from its source in the [[Cascade Range]] near Tidbits Mountain. In its upper reaches, it passes through parts of the [[Willamette National Forest]]. Further downstream, it flows through [[Holley, Oregon\|Holley]] then [[Crawfordsville, Oregon\|Crawfordsville]] and [[Brownsville, Oregon\|Brownsville]] in the [[Willamette Valley]] before joining the Willamette at [[Albany, Oregon\|Albany]]. The city of [[Tangent, Oregon\|Tangent]] is also near the river on a branch of one of its downstream tributaries, Lake Creek. The confluence of the two rivers is about {{convert\|120\|mi\|km}} by water from where the Willamette joins the [[Columbia River]]<ref name="topo map">{{cite web\|title=United States Topographic Map\|publisher=United States Geological Survey\|via=ACME Mapper\|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=44.638889,-123.11&z=12&t=T&marker0=44.638889,-123.11,Calapooia%20River\|access-date=January 28, 2016}} The map includes mile markers along the Calapooia and Willamette rivers.</ref>

	The Calapooia was named for the [[Kalapuya people\|Kalapuya]] (also spelled Calapooia), a tribe of [[Native Americans in the United States\|Native Americans]].<ref name = "McArthur"/>		The Calapooia was named for the [[Kalapuya people\|Kalapuya]] (also spelled Calapooia), a tribe of [[Native Americans in the United States\|Native Americans]].<ref name = "McArthur"/>
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	==Dams==		==Dams==

	The Brownsville Dam was built in the late 1800s, later rebuilt as a small concrete dam. It was removed in 2007 to allow better fish passage and address safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite Q \| ~~Q30430447~~\|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Q \| ~~Q107297327~~}}</ref>		The Brownsville Dam was built in the late 1800s, later rebuilt as a small concrete dam. It was removed in 2007 to allow better fish passage and address safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite journal \|author1=Desirée Tullos \|author2=Debra S Finn \|author3=Cara Walter \|bibcode=2014PLoSO...9j8091T \|doi=10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0108091 \|doi-access=free \|issn=1932-6203 \|issue=9 \|journal=[[PLOS One]] \|language=en \|article-number=e108091 \|pmc=4169487 \|pmid=25233231 \|date=18 September 2014 \|title=Geomorphic and ecological disturbance and recovery from two small dams and their removal \|volume=9}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|author1=Patrick Lair \|newspaper=[[Albany Democrat-Herald]] \|language=en \|date=30 November 2006 \|title=Albany firm will oversee removal of Calapooia dam}}</ref>

	The small Sodom Dam and Shearer Dam were both removed in 2011, leaving the Calapooia River free of any human-made dams.<ref>{{~~cite Q~~ \| ~~Q107282164~~}}</ref><ref>{{~~cite Q~~ \| ~~Q107282169~~}}</ref>		The small Sodom Dam and Shearer Dam were both removed in 2011, leaving the Calapooia River free of any human-made dams.<ref>{{Cite news \|author1=Alex Paul \|newspaper=[[Albany Democrat-Herald]] \|language=en \|date=30 July 2011 \|title=So long, Sodom Dam}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|author1=Alex Paul \|newspaper=[[Albany Democrat-Herald]] \|language=en \|date=19 August 2011 \|title=Shearer Dam demolition under way}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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{{Short description|River in Oregon, United States}}
{{distinguish|Calapooya Creek}}
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| name_etymology = For the [[Kalapuya people]] of the [[Willamette Valley]]<ref name = "McArthur">{{cite book | last = McArthur | first = Lewis A. |author2=McArthur, Lewis L. | title = [[Oregon Geographic Names]]|edition=7th | publisher = Oregon Historical Society Press | year = 2003 |origyear=1928| location = Portland, Oregon | pages = 137–38 | isbn = 0-87595-277-1}}</ref>

| image = Calapooia River at the Willamette River.JPG
| image_caption = The Calapooia River at its confluence with the Willamette River, [[Albany, Oregon|Albany]]
| image_size = 300
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| pushpin_map = USA Oregon
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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of the mouth of the Calapooia River in Oregon

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| subdivision_name1 = United States
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = Oregon
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| subdivision_type4 = County
| subdivision_name4 = [[Linn County, Oregon|Linn]]
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| length = {{convert|80|mi|km|abbr=on}}<ref name="Palmer">{{cite book|author=Palmer, Tim|title=Field Guide to Oregon Rivers|publisher=Oregon State University Press|location=Corvallis|year=2014|pages=175–76|isbn=978-0-87071-627-0}}</ref>
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| source1 = [[Cascade Range]]
| source1_location =
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|44|15|54|N|122|19|25|W|display=inline}}<ref name=gnis>{{cite web | work = Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) | publisher = United States Geological Survey | date = November 28, 1980 | url ={{Gnis3|1118456}} | title = Calapooia River | accessdate = August 8, 2010}}</ref>
| source1_elevation = {{convert|4552|ft|abbr=on}}<ref name="source">Source elevation derived from [[Google Earth]] search using GNIS source coordinates.</ref>
| mouth = [[Willamette River]]
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The '''Calapooia River''' is an {{convert|80|mi|km|adj=on}} tributary of the [[Willamette River]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]].<ref name="Palmer"/>

The Calapooia flows generally northwest from its source in the [[Cascade Range]] near Tidbits Mountain. In its upper reaches, it passes through parts of the [[Willamette National Forest]]. Further downstream, it flows through [[Holley, Oregon|Holley]] then [[Crawfordsville, Oregon|Crawfordsville]] and [[Brownsville, Oregon|Brownsville]] in the [[Willamette Valley]] before joining the Willamette at [[Albany, Oregon|Albany]]. The city of [[Tangent, Oregon|Tangent]] is also near the river on a branch of one of its downstream tributaries, Lake Creek. The confluence of the two rivers is about {{convert|120|mi|km}} by water from where the Willamette joins the [[Columbia River]]<ref name="topo map">{{cite web|title=United States Topographic Map|publisher=United States Geological Survey|via=ACME Mapper|url=http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=44.638889,-123.11&z=12&t=T&marker0=44.638889,-123.11,Calapooia%20River|accessdate=January 28, 2016}} The map includes mile markers along the Calapooia and Willamette rivers.</ref>

The Calapooia was named for the [[Kalapuya people|Kalapuya]] (also spelled Calapooia), a tribe of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].<ref name = "McArthur"/>

==Tributaries==
Named tributaries of the river from source to mouth are Eighteen, Treadwell, and United States creeks followed by the North Fork Calapooia River. Then come King, Potts, Barrett/Hands, Washout, McKinley and Blue creeks. Further downstream are Biggs, Fox, Sweet Honey, Cedar, Pugh, Sawyer, Johnson, and Brush creeks. Finally come Warren, Cochrane, Courtney, Lake, and Oak creeks.<ref name="topo map"/>

==Dams==

The Brownsville Dam was built in the late 1800s, later rebuilt as a small concrete dam. It was removed in 2007 to allow better fish passage and address safety concerns.<ref>{{Cite Q | Q30430447|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Q | Q107297327}}</ref>

The small Sodom Dam and Shearer Dam were both removed in 2011, leaving the Calapooia River free of any human-made dams.<ref>{{cite Q | Q107282164}}</ref><ref>{{cite Q | Q107282169}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of rivers of Oregon]]
*[[List of longest streams of Oregon]]

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Tributaries of the Willamette River]]
[[Category:Rivers of Linn County, Oregon]]
[[Category:Rivers of Oregon]]
[[Category:Oregon placenames of Native American origin]]

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