Calapooya Creek should not be confused with Calapooia River.
| Calapooya Creek | |
| Name Etymology: | For a division of the Kalapuya people living between the Willamette and Umpqua rivers[1] |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Calapooya Creek in Oregon |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Douglas |
| Length: | 37miles |
| Source1: | Confluence of the creek's north and south forks |
| Source1 Location: | South side of Calapooya Divide |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 43.4808°N -123.0322°W |
| Mouth: | Umpqua River |
| Mouth Location: | Umpqua |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 43.3658°N -123.4661°W[2] |
| Basin Size: | 246sqmi[3] |
Calapooya Creek is a tributary, about 37miles long, of the Umpqua River in Douglas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Formed by its north and south forks, the creek drains a mountainous region south of the Calapooya Divide and east of Oakland and Sutherlin.[4]
From its source, the creek flows generally southwest through or near Nonpareil and Oakland. Near Oakland it passes under Oregon Route 99 and Interstate 5 and further downstream Oregon Route 138 before entering the river at the rural community of Umpqua.[4]
Rochester Covered Bridge carries Rochester Road over Calapooya Creek about 3miles west of Sutherlin.[5] Built in 1933, its unusual design features side windows with curved tops.[6]
Named tributaries from source to mouth are the North Fork Calapooya Creek and South Fork Calapooya Creek. Then come White, Coon, Timothy, Buzzard Roost, Cooper, and Filler creeks. Below these come Jeffers, Hinkle, Gilbreath, Gassy, Cantell, Pelland, Long Valley, and Banks creeks. Further downstream are Foster, Oldham, Pollock, Cabin, Cook, Dodge Canyon, Coon, and Burke creeks.[4]