Abiqua Creek
| Abiqua Creek | |
 Abiqua Creek from Oregon Route 214
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| Name origin: Possibly from a Kalapuyan word for "hazelnut" | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Oregon |
| County | Marion |
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| - location | Cascade Range foothills, Marion County, Oregon |
| - elevation | 3,331 ft (1,015 m) |
| - coordinates | 44°52′32″N 122°24′29″W / 44.87556°N 122.40806°W |
| Mouth | Pudding River |
| - location | near Silverton, Marion County, Oregon |
| - elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| - coordinates | 45°02′10″N 122°49′56″W / 45.03611°N 122.83222°WCoordinates: 45°02′10″N 122°49′56″W / 45.03611°N 122.83222°W |
| Length | 29 mi (47 km) |
| Basin | 78 sq mi (202.0 km2) |
  Location of the mouth of Abiqua Creek in Oregon
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Abiqua Creek (/ˈæbɪkwɑː/ AB-ih-kwa) is a tributary of the Pudding River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The creek originates near Lookout Mountain in the foothills of the Cascade Range in the northwestern part of the state. It flows northwest for about 29 miles (47 km) to its confluence with the Pudding, about 2 miles (3.2 km) west of Silverton, in the Willamette Valley. About 20 miles (32 km) north of Silverton, the Pudding River meets the Molalla River, which meets the Willamette River less than 1 mile (1.6 km) later near Canby.
The creek is the main source of drinking water for Silverton, which operates a diversion dam upstream. The city, the Pudding River Watershed Council, and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are working to improve fish passage on the creek and are studying the effectiveness of the dam's fish ladder. Abiqua Creek has historically supported the largest steelhead spawning populations in the Pudding River watershed.
The creek begins in the Abiqua Basin about 5 miles (8 km) north-northeast of Silver Falls State Park and flows down a canyon. Ridges on the north and south separate its watershed from Silver Creek on the south and Butte Creek on the north. Named tributaries include Sweet Spring Creek, entering from the about river mile (RM) 26 or river kilometer (RK) 42; Wildcat Creek, from the left about 2 miles (3.2 km) later; Trinity Falls Creek from the about 21 miles (34 km) from the mouth, and over the next 2 miles (3.2 km) Bucket Creek from the right, Homestead Creek from the left, Johnson Creek from the right, and Goober Creek from the right, in that order.
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