Pacific Northwest Watershed

McKenzie River

Oregon’s McKenzie River rushes out of the Cascade Mountains, dropping around 3,000 feet in elevation from its headwaters in the Mount Jefferson and Three Sisters Wilderness areas to the confluence with the Willamette River near Eugene.

Bull TroutESA
Spring Chinook
Winter Steelhead
Mountain Whitefish
Coastal Cutthroat Trout
Pacific Lamprey
Resident Rainbow Trout

River Stewards

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Watershed Report Card

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Overall health score: 76/100

Data sources: USGS NWIS, EPA ATTAINS, StreamNet, NIFC, US Drought Monitor, NID. Scoring methodology developed by Native Fish Society based on salmonid habitat criteria. Data reviewed 2026.

Latest Updates

NewsJan 1, 2017

River Stewards to NOAA: Protect wild fish, not artificial production.

On December 20th, 2016 78 River Stewards from throughout the Northwest submitted the following letter to NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service regarding the protections of hatchery fish through the Endangered Species Act.

NewsMay 14, 2015

McKenzie River Chinook Salmon: A Legacy Population in Peril

NewsNov 30, 2016

The Native Fish Society is seeking a Willamette Valley District Coordinator

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