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Bear Creek Watershed

33139 What are Watersheds?
Bear Creek flows through the cities of Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, Medford, and Central Point in Southwest Oregon draining 400 square miles of land in the Rogue Valley. It stems from its headwaters at the base of the Siskiyou Mountains in Emigrant Lake and flows northwest, emptying into the Rogue River. It is surrounded by steep slopes and canyons composed of ancient bedrock and nutrient-rich soils which support hardwood and riparian forests. Salmonids such as Chinook, Coho, and Steelhead Salmon rely on the watershed’s cold water temperatures in order to survive and spawn. Salmon also provide food for wildlife, recreation, and education opportunities for communities (Bear Creek Watershed Council, 2001).


 

This page has paths:

  1. Ashland Creek Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  2. Applegate River Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  3. What are Watersheds? Special Collections and University Archives
  4. Rogue River Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  5. Little Butte Creek Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  6. Little Applegate River Watershed Special Collections and University Archives
  7. Emigrant Creek Watershed Special Collections and University Archives

Contents of this path:

  1. Annotated Bibliography
  2. Emigrant Creek Watershed
  3. Little Applegate River Watershed
  4. Little Butte Creek Watershed
  5. Rogue River Watershed
  6. Applegate River Watershed
  7. Ashland Creek Watershed