East Fork Coquille River
East Fork Coquille River is located in Oregon
East Fork Coquille River
Location of the mouth of the East Fork Coquille River in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas, Coos
Physical characteristics
SourceSouthern Oregon Coast Range
 • locationnear Bennett Rock, Douglas County
 • coordinates43°07′05″N 123°40′27″W / 43.11806°N 123.67417°W / 43.11806; -123.67417[1]
 • elevation2,660 ft (810 m)[2]
MouthNorth Fork Coquille River
 • location
Gravelford, Coos County
 • coordinates
43°06′21″N 124°04′36″W / 43.10583°N 124.07667°W / 43.10583; -124.07667[1]
 • elevation
43 ft (13 m)[1]
Length33.8 mi (54.4 km)[3]
Basin size135 sq mi (350 km2)[3]

The East Fork Coquille River is a tributary, about 34 miles (55 km) long, of the North Fork Coquille River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins near Bennett Rock in Douglas County in the Southern Oregon Coast Range.[4]

The East Fork flows generally west through the Brewster Valley near the rural community of Sitkum to the vicinity of Dora in Coos County. Downstream of Dora, the river turns southwest to meet the North Fork at Gravelford. The mouth of the East Fork is about 10 miles (16 km) from the North Fork's confluence with the South Fork Coquille River near Myrtle Point and 46 miles (74 km) river miles from the Coquille River mouth on the Pacific Ocean at Bandon.[4]

The land in the watershed is used mainly for timber production and farming; commercial forests dominate in much of the region.[3]

Tributaries

Named tributaries of the East Fork Coquille River from source to mouth are Knepper, Lost, Dead Horse, Camas, Brummit, China, and Bills creeks. Then come Steel and Hantz creeks followed by Yankee Run. Below that are Elk and Weekly creeks.[4]

Recreation

Frona County Park near Dora and Bennett County Park near Gravelford are campgrounds and day-use areas for picnicking and fishing.[5]

The East Fork supports populations of cutthroat trout, steelhead, and Chinook and coho salmon. Frona Park has a steelhead acclimation pond along Hantz Creek. Only finclipped steelhead may be caught and kept, and the river is closed to coho fishing.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "East Fork Coquille River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ a b c "Introduction to the Coquille Watershed". Coquille Watershed Association. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 21, 2016 – via Acme Mapper. The map includes mile markers along the main stem and each large Coquille River fork.
  5. ^ "Coos County Parks" (PDF). Coos County, Oregon. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  6. ^ Sheehan, Madelynne Diness (2005). Fishing in Oregon: The Complete Oregon Fishing Guide (10th ed.). Scappoose, Oregon: Flying Pencil Publications. p. 69. ISBN 0-916473-15-5.

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