Big River (Oregon)
The Big River is a tributary of the Coast Fork Willamette River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Calapooya Mountains south of Eugene.
It rises in northern Douglas County, northwest of Huckleberry Mountain, approximately 20 mi (32 km) south-southeast of Cottage Grove at 43°32′25″N 122°53′52″W / 43.5403984°N 122.8978409°W / 43.5403984; -122.8978409 (Big River source). It flows northwest through Lane County to form the Coast Fork of the Willamette at its confluence with Garoutte Creek, approximately 15 mi (24 km) south of Cottage Grove at 43°35′43″N 123°04′03″W / 43.5953987°N 123.0675727°W / 43.5953987; -123.0675727 (Big River mouth)
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