Cougar Creek

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cougar Dam and Belknap Bridge.

Cougar Dam

Dam

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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.

The Belknap Bridge crosses the McKenzie River near the unincorporated community of Rainbow in Lane County, Oregon, United States. It is approximately three miles west of the town of McKenzie Bridge which is named after the bridge. Belknap Bridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cougar Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rainbow and Blue River.

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 2 miles north of Cougar 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 4½ miles west of Cougar 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 5 miles northeast of Cougar Creek.

Cougar Creek

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

44.13818° or 44° 8′ 17″ north

Longitude

-122.24895° or 122° 14′ 56″ west

Elevation

1,204 feet (367 metres)

Open location code

84PV4QQ2+7C

GeoNames ID

5720906

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