Tenmile Creek

Type
Freestone river, Oregon (West)
Designation
Featured sport-fishing water · Steelhead / salmon water
USGS gauges
None listed
Guides
None listed
Shops
None listed

Today on the Tenmile Creek

No live reading for this water
Why there is no reading

Nothing live is published for this water, so there is no reading or verdict today. The readings section below says what we checked.

Regulations & access Guides & shops

Tenmile Creek is a freestone river in Oregon, listed as Featured sport-fishing water by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.

More about the Tenmile Creek

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife lists 2 species, including coho salmon and steelhead.

Updated · Sources: ODFW featured waters: Oregon's top steelhead rivers, Salmon and steelhead sport catch waterbodies (2025 expanded catch by month and waterbody code)

Representative photograph of similar water; not a photograph of this place.
Representative photograph, not this water.
Where it is

Tenmile Creek is a freestone river in Oregon. Oregon has 5 waters named Tenmile Creek in the USGS Geographic Names Information System; this page is the stream whose mouth is in Lane County, the one the agency list names.

No real-time gauge

No real-time gauge on this water. We found no active USGS gauge on Tenmile Creek or on its stream system within about 25 miles, and no dam operator publishes data for it. A missing gauge says nothing about the water itself. Find the gauges nearest Tenmile Creek

About these readings

Nothing live is published for this water; the note below says what we checked.

Where to fish

About this

Start from the agency's public access map. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Restrooms near Tenmile Creek

Restrooms near Tenmile Creek

Restrooms within 2 miles of Tenmile Creek in a straight line, nearest first, with what anglers found when they went. The map says a restroom is there, not whether it is clean or open today.

No restroom mapped within 2 mi yet — add one you know.

Campgrounds, fishing access sites and boat ramps often have one that isn't on the map yet.

Restroom locations and map details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License, read Oct 24, 2026. Ratings, answers and photos are members' own; who shared them is never shown, and every photo is reviewed before it appears. Visits older than 18 months no longer count. Distances are straight-line miles, not driving. Nothing here grants access to private land. Community guidelines.

More water near Tenmile Creek

  • Aerial view of the Alsea River winding through forested hillsFeatured sport-fishing water
    Photo credit

    The Alsea River, Lincoln County, Oregon (aerial). Photo: Sam Beebe, Ecotrust, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Alsea River

    Oregon · about 15 mi

    Steelhead

  • Fishing boats moored on the Siuslaw River at FlorenceFeatured sport-fishing water
    Photo credit

    The Siuslaw River at Florence, Oregon. Photo: Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Siuslaw River

    Oregon · about 29 mi

    Cutthroat trout & steelhead

  • Lake Billy Chinook filling a basalt canyon, with layered rimrock cliffs along the waterFeatured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Sutton Lake
    Photo credit

    Lake Billy Chinook, Oregon. Photo: icetsarina, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Sutton Lake.

    Sutton Lake

    Oregon · about 12 mi

    Panfish

  • Eel Creek in Tugman State ParkSteelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Lake Creek
    Photo credit

    Eel Creek in William M. Tugman State Park, Oregon. Photo: RickObst, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lake Creek.

    Lake Creek

    Oregon · about 16 mi

    Steelhead, chinook salmon & coho salmon

  • Aerial view of Eagle Lake beyond the dry bed of Horse LakeFeatured sport-fishing waterRepresentative photo · not Siltcoos Lake
    Photo credit

    Eagle Lake, Lassen County, California, with dry Horse Lake in the foreground (aerial). Photo: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Siltcoos Lake.

    Siltcoos Lake

    Oregon · about 24 mi

    Panfish

  • The Middle Fork Willamette River flowing past Clearwater ParkSteelhead / salmon waterRepresentative photo · not Big Elk Creek
    Photo credit

    The Middle Fork Willamette River at Clearwater Park, Springfield, Oregon. Photo: Rick Obst, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Big Elk Creek.

    Big Elk Creek

    Oregon · about 28 mi

    Steelhead, chinook salmon & coho salmon

Regulations

About this

Seasons, limits, special regulations and closures for each reach are on the agency pages below. Read them before you go.

2 official designations

Each comes from the agency's own published list; where the list names a reach it is quoted. A designation applies to the listed reach, not necessarily the whole water. Listed in the finder under salmon & steelhead.

The water on the map

About this

Measured from the NHDPlus High Resolution (flowlines and waterbodies) (U.S. Geological Survey, read 2026-11-04) for this water’s own mapped feature. Rounded figures; they describe the channel, not today’s conditions.

Whole Tenmile Creek, not only this reach.

Length
12.1 mi
Drains
23.4 sq mi
Drop
1,224 ft · 101 ft/mi
Watershed
Alsea

Public land along it

About this

Areas the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), public access (U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project, read 2026-11-05) lists as owned or held in easement and open to the public, crossed by the mapped channel of the whole Tenmile Creek. Boundaries are mapped, not surveyed. Nothing on this page grants or implies access: check the agency map, posted signs and landowner permission before you fish.

6.1 of 11.4 mi on public land

  • Siuslaw National ForestForest Service · 6.1 mi

Nothing on this page grants or implies access.

Guides and shops near Tenmile Creek

About this

Listings marked Unclaimed are built from open map records and the business's own website: confirm licensing, rates, dates and hours directly.

Guides

No guide within 40 miles yet.

Shops nearby

No shop nearby yet.

How these are chosen

Guides whose own website names this water come first, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Shops: fly shops first. A distance is shown when the shop’s website gives its location (within 60 miles); otherwise the shop is in one of the towns within 25 miles of the water.

Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories.

Species and hatches

About this

The species the agency lists here; presence varies by reach and season.

Listed by the state agency

  • Two anglers in rain gear standing in a boat on a grey river, one holding a long rod

    Steelhead

    Species guide

    Photo credit

    Winter steelhead fishing on the Skagit River, Washington (Doug Wilson, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). Photo: Doug Wilson, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

  • Illustration of a silver coho salmon with a blue-green back and small dark spots on the back and upper tail

    Coho salmon

    Species guide

    Photo credit

    Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), illustration by Timothy Knepp for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Photo: Timothy Knepp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

When the bugs come off

Regional hatch months: Pacific Northwest
About this chart

1 hatch charted for the region, not measured on this water. From Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife.

  1. January: no charted hatch
  2. February: no charted hatch
  3. March: no charted hatch
  4. April: no charted hatch
  5. May: 1 charted hatch
  6. June: no charted hatch
  7. July: no charted hatch
  8. August: no charted hatch
  9. September: no charted hatch
  10. October: no charted hatch
  11. November: no charted hatch
  12. December: no charted hatch

Salmonfly (May)

Plan a trip here

About this

None of our destination hubs is within 40 miles in a straight line. The trip planner builds a trip around the water itself: the guides and shops listed within 40 miles of it, its gauges and its nearest towns and airports.

No hub within 40 miles

Fish these abroad

About this

Matched on the fish the agencies list for both waters first, then the same water type, an official designation or flagship listing on both, and a similar mapped size where USGS hydrography covers both.

At most two waters per country. A shared fish is a listing, not a promise: presence varies by reach and season.

Like the Tenmile Creek? Same fish, overseas.

  • The wide, milky-green Skeena River between forested slopes, seen from the airFreestone river
    Photo credit

    The Skeena River at Dorreen, from the air. Photo: Sam Beebe, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Skeena River

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    Same fish: steelhead · also a freestone river

  • The wide milky-turquoise Santa Cruz River between low, dry Patagonian banksFreestone river
    Photo credit

    The Santa Cruz River from National Route 40, downstream of Lago Argentino. Photo: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped, via Wikimedia Commons

    Río Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, Argentina

    Same fish: steelhead · also a freestone river

  • The electric-blue Río Futaleufú rushing between dark rock walls and bushFreestone river
    Photo credit

    The Río Futaleufú, Los Lagos. Photo: Kaaty.7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Río Futaleufú

    Los Lagos, Chile

    Same fish: coho salmon · also a freestone river

  • The broad blue-green Río Puelo between forested banks, mountains beyondFreestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río Petrohué
    Photo credit

    The Río Puelo at Las Gualas, Cochamó. Photo: Nicolás from seno de reloncaví, Chile, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.

    Río Petrohué

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    Same fish: coho salmon · also a freestone river

  • The turquoise Chilko River curving through pine forest in Lava CanyonFreestone riverRepresentative photo · not Dean River
    Photo credit

    The Chilko River at Lava Canyon. Photo: Kevin Teague, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Dean River.

    Dean River

    British Columbia, Canada

    Same fish: steelhead · also a freestone river

Fish it when it's winter here

Southern seasons open while ours close.

  • Lake Taupō's blue water framed by yellow kōwhai and bush, hills across the lakeFlagship water
    Photo credit

    Lake Taupō. Photo: Ériugena, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Lake Taupō

    Waikato, New Zealand

    Season open all year · DOC

  • Penstock Lagoon's open water below a shoreline of tall eucalyptsFlagship water
    Photo credit

    Penstock Lagoon, Central Highlands, Tasmania. Photo: Mike Cline, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Penstock Lagoon

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    Season open Aug–May · Inland Fisheries Service

  • The clear turquoise Río Limay flowing past green willows and rock outcropsTailwater
    Photo credit

    The Río Limay, Argentina. Photo: P. Hughes, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Río Limay

    Río Negro, Argentina

    Season open Nov–May · Patagonian fishing regulation

  • The turquoise Río Palena below dense, misty temperate rainforestFreestone riverRepresentative photo · not Río Petrohué
    Photo credit

    The banks of the Río Palena near La Junta, Aysén. Photo: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Río Petrohué.

    Río Petrohué

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    Season open Nov–May · SERNAPESCA

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    Photo credit

    The Río Simpson passing Coyhaique, Aysén. Photo: Manxuc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Not Lago Llanquihue.

    Lago Llanquihue

    Los Lagos, Chile

    Season open Nov–May · SERNAPESCA

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    Photo credit

    Lago Nahuel Huapi from Llao Llao. Photo: David, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Lago Nahuel Huapi

    Río Negro, Argentina

    Season open Oct–May · Patagonian fishing regulation

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    Photo credit

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    Mataura River

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  • Old timber pilings reflected in the still water of Great Lake, a low wooded shore beyondFlagship water
    Photo credit

    Great Lake, Tasmania. Photo: Peripitus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

    Yingina / Great Lake

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    Season open all year · Inland Fisheries Service

Gear checklist

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A wade-fishing checklist for big western trout rivers: a 9 ft 5–6 weight outfit, nymph, dry and streamer setups, waders, boots and a wading staff, with estimated prices by tier and where to buy.

A woman in waders and a sun hat wades a broad river and casts, bluffs on the far bank

Big western rivers (wade fishing)

9′ rod, 5–6 weight, floating line · Rainbow and brown trout, whitefish

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Videos for this water (5)

Watch: reading a trout stream

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Seams, shelves and soft water, shown on real rivers.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • How I Learned to Read Water (Fly Fishing)Embedded from YouTube · Mad River Outfitters · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • How To Read The Water with Tom RosenbauerEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • Reading the Water to Successfully Locate TroutEmbedded from YouTube · Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

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Watch: nymphing basics

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Indicator rigs, depth and detecting the take.

Public YouTube videos from established channels, chosen by us to support this page. Not sponsored; the creators are not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear.

  • 90° Nymph RigEmbedded from YouTube · Huge Fly Fisherman · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube
  • Casting with an Indicator & Better Nymphing TechniquesEmbedded from YouTube · The New Fly Fisher · not affiliated with Legendary Fly Gear. Watch on YouTube

Not sponsored All videos on nymphing

Fish Tales

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Trip stories anglers chose to share publicly and tagged with Tenmile Creek.

No stories from here yet.

Sources for this page

Not a statement of access, fish presence or conditions.

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All 9 sources and dates

A water page organises discovery. It does not assert public access, legal access, current fish presence, guide availability or fishing conditions.

Flows, gauge statistics and flood stages come from USGS and the National Weather Service when the page is shown. Regulations, stocking, species and season statements link to the agency that publishes them; this page copies only the species names and the quoted sentences. Guide and shop listings come from the Legendary directories. Position: a point on the mapped channel of “Tenmile Creek”, halfway along its length in Oregon, from the USGS high-resolution hydrography (NHDPlus HR), read 4 Nov 2026. It marks the water, not a particular access or reach. Water type is our own classification.