Quartzville Creek
| Quartzville Creek | |
|---|---|
Flowing through the forest | |
Location of the mouth of Quartzville Creek in Oregon | |
| Etymology | former gold-mining town in the creek's watershed |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Linn |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Willamette National Forest, Cascade Range |
| • coordinates | 44°34′20″N 122°07′38″W / 44.57222°N 122.12722°W |
| • elevation | 4,094 ft (1,248 m) |
| Mouth | Middle Santiam River |
• location | Green Peter Reservoir |
• coordinates | 44°28′34″N 122°30′04″W / 44.47611°N 122.50111°W |
• elevation | 1,014 ft (309 m) |
| Length | 28 mi (45 km) |
| Basin size | 171 sq mi (440 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | 10 miles (16 km) north of Cascadia at river mile 6.6 |
| • average | 652 cu ft/s (18.5 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 14 cu ft/s (0.40 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 23,700 cu ft/s (670 m3/s) |
| Type | Recreational |
| Designated | October 28, 1988 |
Quartzville Creek is a 28-mile (45 km) tributary of the Middle Santiam River in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is paralleled by the Quartzville Back Country Byway and used for recreation, including camping, fishing, hunting, kayaking, and gold panning. The lower 12 miles (19 km) of the creek, from the Willamette National Forest boundary to Green Peter Reservoir, was designated Wild and Scenic in 1988.