▁River ▁just ▁below ▁Hills ▁Creek ▁Dam . ▁At ▁Salt ▁Creek ▁F alls — rough ly ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁Will am ette ▁Pass ▁and ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁up stream ▁from ▁the ▁mouth — the ▁stream ▁pl ung es ▁, ▁dis charg ing ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁water ▁per ▁minute , ▁or ▁. ▁Below ▁the ▁falls , ▁the ▁cre ek ▁enters ▁a ▁narrow ▁can y on ▁sh aped ▁by ▁gla ci ation ▁and ▁bas alt ▁la va ▁flows ▁from ▁higher ▁in ▁the ▁C asc ades . ▁Mc Cred ie ▁Hot ▁Spr ings , ▁at ▁the ▁former ▁community ▁of ▁Mc Cred ie ▁Spr ings , ▁are ▁natural ▁hot ▁spr ings ▁along ▁the ▁lower ▁half ▁of ▁Salt ▁Creek ▁beside ▁Route ▁ 5 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁Salt ▁Creek ▁waters hed ▁is ▁a ▁temper ate ▁con ifer ous ▁forest ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁primary ▁tree ▁species ▁include ▁Douglas ▁fir , ▁western ▁hem lock , ▁and ▁mountain ▁hem lock . ▁Fish ▁species ▁in ▁Salt ▁Creek ▁are ▁primarily ▁tr out , ▁especially ▁coast al ▁cut th ro at ▁tr out , ▁rain bow ▁tr out , ▁and ▁non - native ▁bro ok ▁tr out . ▁The ▁bro ok ▁tr out ▁were ▁introduced ▁into ▁la kes ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁the ▁Salt ▁Creek ▁waters hed , ▁and ▁many ▁now ▁live ▁in ▁upper ▁Salt ▁Creek . ▁Bull ▁tr out ▁formerly ▁inhab ited ▁Salt ▁Creek ▁until ▁damage ▁to ▁habitat ▁throughout ▁the ▁Will am ette ▁River ▁bas in , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁d ams , ▁reduced ▁and ▁elimin ated ▁some ▁populations