McKenzie River (Oregon)

McKenzie River
An island in the upper McKenzie
McKenzie River watershed (Interactive map)
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
Counties	Lane, Linn
Physical characteristics
Source	Clear Lake
• location	Cascade Range, Linn County
• coordinates	44°21′37″N 121°59′39″W / 44.36028°N 121.99417°W / 44.36028; -121.99417[1]
• elevation	3,570 ft (1,090 m)[2]
Mouth	Willamette River
• location	Lane County
• coordinates	44°7′32″N 123°6′20″W / 44.12556°N 123.10556°W / 44.12556; -123.10556[1]
• elevation	371 ft (113 m)[1]
Length	90 mi (140 km)[3][4]
Basin size	1,300 sq mi (3,400 km2)[3][4]
Discharge
• location	river mile 7.2 at Armitage Bridge near Coburg[5]
• average	5,905 cu ft/s (167.2 m3/s)[5]
• minimum	1,080 cu ft/s (31 m3/s)
• maximum	88,200 cu ft/s (2,500 m3/s)
National Wild and Scenic River
Type	Recreational
Designated	October 28, 1988

The McKenzie River is a 90-mile (145 km) tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the Cascade Range east of Eugene and flows westward into the southernmost end of the Willamette Valley. It is named for Donald McKenzie, a Scottish Canadian fur trader who explored parts of the Pacific Northwest for the Pacific Fur Company in the early 19th century.^[6][7][8] As of the 21st century, six large dams have been built on the McKenzie and its tributaries.^[9]