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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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| 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]]
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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==

Latest revision as of 19:59, 29 September 2025

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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 then Crawfordsville and Brownsville in the Willamette Valley before joining the Willamette at Albany. The city of 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 Script error: No such module "convert". by water from where the Willamette joins the Columbia River[2]

The Calapooia was named for the Kalapuya (also spelled Calapooia), a tribe of Native Americans.[3]

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.[2]

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.[4][5]

The small Sodom Dam and Shearer Dam were both removed in 2011, leaving the Calapooia River free of any human-made dams.[6][7]

See also

References

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