Fauna
Blocked by Big Cliff Dam near Mill City, the lower North Santiam River supports spring Chinook salmon and summer steelhead. In the reaches upstream of the dam, the river is managed mainly as a stocked-trout fishery. Near the stream's source at Santiam Lake in the Mount Jefferson Wilderness, wild cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout are also found.
The headwaters of Marion Creek, a tributary of the North Santiam River, originate at Marion Lake, which is a location of many wildlife species. This headwaters area is a breeding location for amphibians including the rough-skinned newt.
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