Basalt Creek

Basalt Creek is a stream in Lane, Oregon. Basalt Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Rainbow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cougar Reservoir and Terwilliger Hot Springs.

Cougar Reservoir

Reservoir

Cougar Reservoir is a reservoir on the South Fork McKenzie River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is in Lane County, 46 miles east of Eugene and about 3 miles south of the community of Rainbow in the Willamette National Forest.

Terwilliger Hot Springs

Spring

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Terwilliger Hot Springs, also known as Cougar Hot Springs, are geothermal pools in the Willamette National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon, 53 miles east of Eugene. Terwilliger Hot Springs is situated 1½ miles south of Basalt Creek.

Cougar Dam is a 519-foot tall rockfill hydroelectric dam in the U.S. state of Oregon. It has a gated concrete spillway and a powerhouse with two turbines totaling 25 megawatts of electric power. Cougar Dam is situated 1½ miles north of Basalt Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rainbow and McKenzie Bridge.

Rainbow

Hamlet

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Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It lies off Oregon Route 126, northeast of Eugene. A post office was established on July 1, 1924, and closed August 31, 1937. Rainbow is situated 4 miles north of Basalt Creek.

McKenzie Bridge

Hamlet

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McKenzie Bridge is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States, on the McKenzie River and within Willamette National Forest. It is along Oregon Route 126, about 53 miles east of Eugene, between Rainbow and Belknap Springs. McKenzie Bridge is situated 6 miles northeast of Basalt Creek.

Blue River

Village

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Blue River is an unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is located on Oregon Route 126 along the McKenzie River, between the communities of Finn Rock and Rainbow. Blue River is situated 6 miles northwest of Basalt Creek.

Basalt Creek

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Lane, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.1054° or 44° 6′ 19″ north

Longitude

-122.23589° or 122° 14′ 9″ west

Elevation

1,693 feet (516 metres)

Open location code

84PV4Q47+5J

GeoNames ID

5712662

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