Champoeg Creek


Champoeg Creek is a tributary, roughly long, of the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The creek is formed by the confluence of its two forks in the French Prairie region of the Willamette Valley and flows generally northeast to meet the Willamette from the river's confluence with the Columbia River. Its course lies entirely in Marion County.
The name "Champoeg" comes from the Kalapuyan word ', which might be an abbreviation of ', referring to the edible root , or yampa.

Course

The creek begins at the confluence of East Fork Champoeg Creek and West Fork Champoeg Creek in French Prairie and flows generally northeast. The East Fork is about long, and the West Fork is about long. Not far from its source, Champoeg Creek enters McKay Reservoir then Spada Reservoir, where it passes under St. Paul Highway Northeast. Shortly thereafter, it receives Murphy Creek from the. It passes under McKay Road Northeast and Champoeg Road Northeast before receiving Case Creek from the and Mission Creek from the left in Champoeg State Heritage Area. Less than later, it enters the Willamette River from the larger stream's mouth on the Columbia River.