Champoeg Creek
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| Champoeg Creek | |
|---|---|
 The creek near Champoeg Road, looking north | |
  Location of the mouth of Champoeg Creek in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Marion County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | French Prairie |
| • coordinates | 45°11′02″N 122°55′49″W / 45.18389°N 122.93028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 121 ft (37 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Willamette River |
• location | near Champoeg |
• coordinates | 45°15′14″N 122°52′56″W / 45.25389°N 122.88222°W[1] |
• elevation | 62 ft (19 m)[1] |
| Length | 6 mi (9.7 km)[3] |
Champoeg Creek is a tributary, roughly 6 miles (9.7 km) long, of the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The creek is formed by the confluence of its two forks in the French Prairie region of the Willamette Valley and flows generally northeast to meet the Willamette 45 miles (72 km) from the river's confluence with the Columbia River. Its course lies entirely in Marion County.[3][4]
The name "Champoeg" comes from the Kalapuyan word [čʰámpuik], which might be an abbreviation of [čʰa-čʰíma-púičuk], referring to the edible root [púičuk], or yampa.[5]