| Mohawk River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Mohawk River in Oregon |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Lane |
| Length: | 30miles |
| Source1: | Confluence of North and South Forks |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 44.2269°N -122.6697°W |
| Mouth: | McKenzie River |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 44.0861°N -122.975°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 449feet |
| Basin Size: | 180sqmi |
The Mohawk River is the largest tributary of the McKenzie River,[1] approximately 30miles long, in west central Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the foothills of the Cascade Range on the southeast end of the Willamette Valley northeast of Springfield.
It rises in northern Lane County, approximately 12miles northeast of Springfield. It flows generally southwest and enters the McKenzie from the north on the north side of Springfield. The river's valley is known as the Mohawk Valley.
The Mohawk River was probably given its name by Jacob C. Spores in 1849.[2] Spores was a native of the Mohawk River region of New York, and the Oregon river's valley reminded him of the Mohawk Valley in his home state.[2] In turn, the Oregon river gave its name to the Mohawk River band of Kalapuyan Native Americans who inhabited the river valley in the 19th century. They are not related to the Mohawk tribe in the eastern United States.
Current and former settlements in the Mohawk Valley include Mabel, Marcola, Mohawk, and Wendling.
Named tributaries from source to mouth are North Fork Mohawk River and South Fork Mohawk River followed by Log, Bette, Drury, Shotgun, Polly, Mill, and Cartwright creeks. Further downstream come Parsons and McGowan creeks, then Alder Branch followed by Spores, Stafford, and Sister creeks.[3]