Elk River (Oregon)

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Name: Elk River (Oregon)
Water system: Pacific Ocean
Water type: River
Progression: Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Subtropical
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

The Elk River is in southwestern Oregon in the United States. About 47 km long, the river drains a remote 240 km2 area of the Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean. Rising in the mountains in northern Curry County, in the Siskiyou National Forest at confluence of its north and south forks, the river initially flows generally west along the south edge of the Grassy Knob Wilderness. It then flows northwest, approaching the coast north of Port Orford and entering the Pacific between Cape Blanco to the north and The Heads to the south.

Fishing, camping, hiking, swimming, and wildlife viewing are among the forms of recreation pursued in the Elk River watershed. The river and its tributaries support native chinook salmon, coastal cutthroat trout, winter steelhead, and coho salmon. Fishing is permitted within the national forest boundaries only on the 3 km of the river below the confluence with Bald Mountain Creek. Downstream of the Elk River Hatchery, about 21 km of the river that flows by private land is open for fishing from drift boats.

Elk River (Oregon)

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