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Welcome to the McKenzie Watershed Council: Atlas of the Natural
Environment. The web atlas was developed in order to provide the
council, community and other interested persons quick and easy access to
maps and information. Please check out the McKenzie
Watershed Council website for more information about the
council.
The McKenzie River and
therefore the McKenzie Watershed Council receives its name from Donald
McKenzie. Donald McKenzie headed a small party
with Astor's Pacific Fur Company to explore the Willamette
Valley in 1812. The river was originally named McKenzie's Fork in
1834, but is now universally known as McKenzie River. (Oregon
Geographic Names, McArthur, 1992) |
