Middle Santiam River
The Middle Santiam River is a tributary of the South Santiam River, 38.5 miles long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains a remote area of the Cascade Range east of Sweet Home in the watershed of the Willamette River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Middle Fork”, “Santiam River”, and “South Fork”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Foster Lake and Foster Dam.
Foster Lake
Reservoir
Foster Reservoir is a reservoir created by Foster Dam on the South Santiam River in the city of Foster, Oregon, United States. The reservoir is approximately 5.6 km long and covers approximately 494 ha when full.
Foster Dam
Dam
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Foster Dam is an embankment type rock-fill dam across the South Santiam River near Sweet Home, Oregon, United States. Designed by the Corps of Engineers, it began service on August 22, 1968. Foster Dam is situated 2 miles west of Middle Santiam River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foster and Sweet Home.
Foster
Hamlet
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Foster is an unincorporated community partly within the city of Sweet Home in Linn County, Oregon. It is located on the western end of the Foster Reservoir. Foster is situated 2 miles west of Middle Santiam River.
Sweet Home
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Sweet Home is a city in Linn County, Oregon, United States, with a population of 9,828 at the 2020 census. Sweet Home is referred to as the 'Gateway to the Santiam Playground' due to its proximity to nearby lakes, rivers and the Cascade Mountains.
Middle Santiam River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Linn, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Middle Santiam River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Middle Santiam”
- Cebuano: “Middle Santiam River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ميدل سانتيام”
- Irish: “Abhainn Middle Santiam”
- Venetian: “Middle Santiam”
- Welsh: “Afon Middle Santiam”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cascadia and Greenville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calkins Park and Lewis Creek County Park Marina.
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