The Long Tom River is a 57-mile (92 km) tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. It drains an area at the south end of the Willamette Valley between Eugene and Corvallis .
10-621: Long Tom may refer to: Long Tom River , in Oregon, United States Long Tom Pass , a mountain pass in Mpumalanga, South Africa Long Tom Commando , a light infantry regiment of the South African Army Long Tom (fish) , common name for the Belonidae or Needlefish Long Tom (rocket) , an Australian sounding rocket Long Tom (cannon) ,
20-522: A generic name for some early cannon and field guns, more specifically: 155 mm Long Tom , a US World War II era field gun 155 mm Creusot Long Tom , a Boer War field gun Major Thomas J. "Long Tom" Roberts , fictional character in the Doc Savage stories "Long Tom" Watson, protagonist in the Long Tom's treasure legend Long Tom Hughes (1878–1956), American baseball player Topics referred to by
30-464: Is a small extinct language family that was spoken in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon , United States. It consists of three languages. The Kalapuya language is currently in a state of revival. Kalapuyan descendants in the southernmost Kalapuya region of Yoncalla, Oregon , published 100 copies of a comprehensive dictionary, with plans to expand. Kalapuyan consists of Kalapuyan
40-600: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Long Tom River It rises in the Central Oregon Coast Range in western Lane County , approximately 10 mi (16 km) west of Veneta . It flows east through the mountains to Veneta, through the Fern Ridge Reservoir , and then north into the Willamette Valley, roughly parallel to and west of
50-407: Is usually connected with the various Penutian proposals. This was originally part of an Oregon Penutian branch along with Takelma , Siuslaw , Alsea and Coosan . A special relationship with Takelma had been proposed, together forming a " Takelma–Kalapuyan " or "Takelman" family. However, an unpublished paper by Tarpent & Kendall (1998) finds this relationship to be unfounded because of
60-541: The Long Tom Watershed Council to protect and restore the river. The river's name, Long Tom, developed gradually during the 19th century in imitation of a native tribal group called Lung-tum-ler . The Native American name of this Kalapuyan group is [lámpʰtumpif] , literally meaning "spank-his-ass". Named tributaries from source to mouth are Micheals, Jones, Swamp, Dusky, Hayes, Sweet, Green, and Gold creeks. Then come Noti, Wilson, Indian creeks before
70-734: The Willamette River. It joins the Willamette from the southwest approximately 4 mi (6.5 km) west of Halsey . The Fern Ridge Reservoir was created in 1942 when the United States Army Corps of Engineers dammed the river to control flooding. The watershed includes approximately 410 sq mi (1,100 km ) of land (262,000 acres, 1060 km ) zoned as 45 percent forest, 30 percent agricultural, 8 public, and 17 percent urban or rural residential. The Long Tom waters support more than 140,000 people in
80-510: The area, including residents in the city of Veneta and the rural farming communities of Alvadore , Cheshire , Crow , Franklin, and Noti , as well as industrial and commercial land on the western edge of Eugene. These lands were inhabited by the Chelamela group of the Kalapuya Indians prior to European settlement. The Oregon Country Fair is one of many groups and agencies that work with
90-519: The river enters Fern Ridge Reservoir. Hannavan and Inman creeks enter the reservoir as does Coyote Creek . (The topographic map also shows a separate Coyote Creek that leaves the reservoir south of the main Long Tom channel and rejoins it further downstream.) Below the reservoir come Squaw, the second confluence with Coyote Creek, then Lingo Slough, Bear, Amazon , Ferguson, Shafer, and Miller creeks. Kalapuyan languages Kalapuyan (also Kalapuya )
100-452: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Long Tom . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long_Tom&oldid=1249156488 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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