Rush Creek
Rush Creek is a stream in Lane, Oregon. Rush Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Rainbow.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cougar Dam and Cougar Reservoir.
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.
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. Cougar Reservoir is situated 2½ miles south of Rush Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rainbow and McKenzie Bridge.
Rainbow
Hamlet
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 2½ miles north of Rush Creek.
McKenzie Bridge
Hamlet
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 Rush Creek.
Blue River
Village
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 5 miles west of Rush Creek.
Rush Creek
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lane, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.1279° or 44° 7′ 40″ northLongitude
-122.24089° or 122° 14′ 27″ westElevation
1,693 feet (516 metres)Open location code
84PV4QH5+5JGeoNames ID
5749689
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