Blue River, Oregon Post office in Blue River Blue River is positioned in Oregon Blue River - Blue River Blue River is an unincorporated improve in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
It is positioned on Oregon Route 126 along the Mc - Kenzie River, between the communities of Finn Rock and Rainbow.
It is in the Willamette National Forest, where the Blue River empties into the Mc - Kenzie.
The improve is titled after the Blue River, which is titled for the striking blue color that apparently comes from its rocky bed. Five miles northeast of the community, a dam on the Blue River forms the Blue River Reservoir. The region was first settled in the late 19th century by the Sparks family. Gold was identified in the Blue River region in 1863, but by 1912, most gold quarrying activity had ended. The ore was low undertaking and the small-town stamp mills have not directed in many years. Records show, however, that the Lucky Boy Mine had extracted more than $1 million from the Blue River Mining District amid the brief gold rush. Samuel Sparks and his sons laid out the town of Blue River in 1900 as part of 320 acres (1.3 km2) they had acquired. Blue River postal service was established in 1886. According to the Koppen Climate Classification system, Blue River has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. "Willamette National Forest: Blue River Reservoir".
Climate Summary for Blue River, Oregon Alma Alpha Alvadore Belknap Springs Blachly Blue River Brickerville Cheshire Cloverdale Crow Culp Creek Cushman Deadwood Deerhorn Dexter Disston Dorena Elmira Fall Creek Finn Rock Flagg Franklin Gillespie Corners Glenada Glenwood Globe Goldson Goshen Greenleaf Hampton Heceta Beach Horton Indiola Jasper Lancaster Latham Leaburg Linslaw London Springs Lorane Low Pass Mabel Mapleton Marcola Mc - Credie Springs Mc - Kenzie Bridge Minerva Mohawk Nimrod North Beach Noti Paris Pawn Penn Pleasant Hill Rainbow Riverview Saginaw Searose Beach Siltcoos Swisshome Tide Tiernan Triangle Lake Unity Vaughn Vida Walden Walker Walterville Walton Wendling Westlake
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Unincorporated communities in Lane County, Oregon - 1886 establishments in Oregon - Unincorporated communities in Oregon - Lane County, Oregon geography stubs
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