The Little Willamette River is a minor tributary of the Willamette River in Linn County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins in a gravel pit slightly east of the main stem in a bend of the larger river west of Albany. Flowing generally northeast and roughly parallel to the main stem for about 3 miles (5 km), it enters the Willamette about 121.5 miles (195.5 km) from the larger river's mouth on the Columbia River.[3]

Little Willamette River
Location of the mouth of the Little Willamette River in Oregon
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Linn
Physical characteristics
Source	Wetlands west of Albany
• location	Gravel pit near the Willamette River
• coordinates	44°36′58″N 123°10′37″W[1]
• elevation	199 ft (61 m)[2]
Mouth	Willamette River
• location	Bowers Rock State Park
• coordinates	44°38′12″N 123°09′04″W[1]
• elevation	177 ft (54 m)[1]
Length	3 mi (4.8 km)[3]

Along its lower course, the Little Willamette flows through Bowers Rock State Park, a 568-acre (230 ha) tract in a riparian forest.[4] The park, largely undeveloped, with primitive trails and no amenities, is part of the Willamette Greenway.[5] The only named tributary of the Little Willamette is Coon Creek, which enters from the left.[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Oregon
• Willamette Riverkeeper

References

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