Elk River (Oregon)
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The Elk River is in southwestern Oregon in the United States. About 29 miles (47 km) long, the river drains a remote 92-square-mile (240 km2) area of the Coast Range into the Pacific Ocean.
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Elk River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Curry |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | confluence of North Fork Elk River and South Fork Elk River |
• location | Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest |
• coordinates | 42°43′00″N 124°12′19″W[1] |
• elevation | 913 ft (278 m)[2] |
Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | between Cape Blanco and Port Orford |
• coordinates | 42°47′35″N 124°31′32″W[1] |
• elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m)[1] |
Length | 29 mi (47 km)[3] |
Basin size | 92 sq mi (240 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 716 cu ft/s (20.3 m3/s)[5] |
Type | Wild, Scenic, Recreational |
Designated | October 28, 1988 |
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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.[6]