Bull Run River
The Bull Run River is a 21.9-mile tributary of the Sandy River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Beginning at the lower end of Bull Run Lake in the Cascade Range, it flows generally west through the Bull Run Watershed Management Unit, a restricted area meant to protect the river and its tributaries from contamination.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bull Run and Sandy.
Bull Run
Locality
Bull Run is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located about 5 miles northeast of Sandy, near the Bull Run River and the powerhouse of the defunct Mount Hood Railway and Power Company.
Sandy
Town
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Sandy is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States, settled c. 1853 and named after the nearby Sandy River. Located in the foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range, the city serves as the western gateway to the Mount Hood Corridor, and is located approximately 27 miles east of Portland.
Kelso
Hamlet
Kelso is an unincorporated community located about three miles northwest of Sandy in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It was named for the town of Kelso, Washington. The post office operated for ten years, from May 31, 1894 to May 26, 1904.
Bull Run River
- Type: River
- Description: tributary of the Sandy River in the U.S. state of Oregon
- Category: body of water
- Location: Clackamas, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.43482° or 45° 26′ 5″ northLongitude
-122.22777° or 122° 13′ 40″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
84QVCQMC+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 128946417OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=riverGeoNames ID
5716647Wikidata ID
Q2927978
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Bull Run River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Bull Run”
- Catalan: “Bull Run”
- Cebuano: “Bull Run River”
- Chinese: “牛奔河”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر بول رون”
- French: “Bull Run River”
- Hausa: “Kogin Bull Run (Oregon)”
- Hausa: “Kogin Bull Run”
- Irish: “Abhainn Bull Run”
- Russian: “Булл-Ран”
- Venetian: “Bull Run”
- Welsh: “Afon Bull Run”
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