Santiam River Oregon

The Santiam River is a tributary of the Willamette River, about 12 miles long, in western Oregon in the United States. Through its two principal tributaries, the North Santiam and the South Santiam rivers, it drains a large area of the Cascade Range at the eastern side of the Willamette Valley east of Salem and Corvallis.
  • Etymology: Kalapuya tribe that lived near the river until removal to the Grande Ronde Reservation
  • Country: United States
  • State: Oregon
  • County: Linn and Marion
  • Source: confluence of North Santiam and South Santiam rivers
  • Mouth: Willamette River
  • Length: 12 mi (19 km)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org