This is a great section of whitewater for those looking … NOTE: Here at Willamette Riverkeeper, we are taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously. The North Fork of the Middle Fork Willamette River reaches its confluence with the Middle Fork in a broad delta of deep river cobble deposits, willow thickets and riparian forest comprised of Red Alder and Black Cottonwood. For now, our offices in Portland and Eugene are closed and all staff is working remotely We will keep you updated if this changes. From Waldo Lake to the Willamette National Forest boundary.Wild — 8.8 miles; Scenic — 6.5 miles; Recreational — 27.0 miles; Total — 42.3 miles.The North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette River was designated as a wild and scenic river in 1988. Roosevelt elk herds use the river corridor through the year, as do blacktail deer, black bear and cougar. All rights reserved. It washed out five bridges in Lane County in December 1942,Although the Willamette was, by the mid-20th century, heavily engineered and controlled by a complex system of dams, channels, and barriers, it experienced severe floods through the end of the century. After looking through our to-do hike list we decided that the best option for an acceptable outing at this point was a pair of hikes along the North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River. Although products such as lumber were often transported on an existing network of railroads in Oregon, these advances in navigation helped businesses deliver more goods to Portland, feeding the city's growing economy. Dogs are also able to use this trail. The river is mostly Class II with a few steep Class III/III+ rapids. EPA, Record of Decision, January 6, 2017, p. 88)(U.S. EPA, Record of Decision, January 6, 2017, p. 144)

Storms caused a In February 1996, heavy warm rains driven by a subtropical About 450 concrete flood-protection walls in Portland that had been constructed during the February flood, each weighing about 5,500 pounds (2,500 kg), were removed in April 1996.Since as early as 1869, with the introduction of a federally funded "snag puller" designed to keep the waterway clear, human habitation has affected the Despite earlier cleanup efforts, state studies in the 1990s identified a wide variety of pollutants in the river bottom, including Since pollution concerns are primarily along the lower river, the Willamette in general scores relatively high on the Oregon Water Quality Index (OWQI), which is compiled by the Over the past 150 years, a significant change for the Willamette River has been the loss of its floodplain forests, which covered an estimated 89 percent of a 400-foot (120 m) band along each river bank in 1850.Fish in the Willamette basin include 31 native species, among them Species diversity is greatest along the lower river and its tributaries.

The upper tributaries of the Willamette originate in the mountains south and southeast of Eugene, Oregon. Outstandingly remarkable values for the river include recreation, vegetation, scenic, water quality, fish, wildlife, geologic/hydrologic and historic.The river corridor offers a diversity of recreation settings ranging from developed campgrounds to wilderness. An observer of the flood wrote, "The whole Willamette valley [Significant flooding recurred in the winter of early 1890, when the river rapidly rose and crested.Throughout the 1940s the Willamette continued to flood its valley. Aufderheide Drive, designated as one of the original 50 of the National Forest Scenic Byways, and the southernmost portion of the West Cascades National Scenic Byway parallel the river for some 30 miles, offering access and views of the river to byway travelers and bicyclists.The North Fork is one of the few rivers in western Oregon managed for wild trout—fly fishing only—by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Office Bridge (also called Westfir Covered Bridge) is a covered bridge in Westfir, Lane County, Oregon, U.S. crossing the North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River at the south end of the Aufderheide National Scenic Byway and edge of the Willamette National Forest.It is Oregon's longest covered bridge at 180 ft (55 m), and is one of only two in the state using triple Howe truss construction.

The river cuts through two distinct geologic periods—the High Cascade, from 6,000 to 1 million years ago, and the Western Cascade, from 15 million to 25 million years ago. Elkhorn Valley Recreation Site is one of many amazing settings, located along the scenic Little North Fork of the Santiam River within the Little North Santiam Recreation Area. The North Fork of the Willamette River is a declared Wild and Scenic river. Outstandingly remarkable values for the river include recreation, vegetation, scenic, water quality, fish, wildlife, geologic/hydrologic and historic.The river corridor offers a diversity of recreation settings ranging from developed campgrounds to wilderness. By the late 1850s, farmers had begun to grow crops on most of the available fertile land.Between 1879 and 1885, the Willamette River was charted by In the second half of the 19th century, the USACE dredged channels and built locks and levees in the Willamette's watershed. It is a beautiful stream with clear water. These included the Around the year 1850, the Kalapuya numbered between 2,000 and 3,000 and were distributed among several groups.