East Fork Salmon River (Oregon)

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East Fork Salmon River
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Location of the mouth of the East Fork Salmon River in Oregon
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
County Clackamas County
Physical characteristics
SourceMount Hood National Forest
 - location Mount Hood
 - coordinates 45°18′00″N121°41′31″W / 45.30000°N 121.69194°W / 45.30000; -121.69194 [1]
 - elevation4,342 ft (1,323 m) [2]
River mouth Salmon River
 - locationnear Trillium Lake
 - coordinates 45°16′24″N121°43′17″W / 45.27333°N 121.72139°W / 45.27333; -121.72139 Coordinates: 45°16′24″N121°43′17″W / 45.27333°N 121.72139°W / 45.27333; -121.72139 [1]
 - elevation3,517 ft (1,072 m) [1]

The East Fork Salmon River is a short tributary of the Salmon River in Clackamas County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins on the southern slopes of Mount Hood at an elevation of about 4,300 feet (1,300 m) and flows generally southwest into the main stem at Red Top Meadow, slightly east of Trillium Lake. Its entire course lies within the Mount Hood National Forest. It has no named tributaries. [3]

Salmon River (Clackamas County, Oregon) river in Oregons Cascade Range

The Salmon River is a 33.5-mile (53.9 km) river in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon that drains part of southwestern Mount Hood. The entire length of the river is a protected National Wild and Scenic River. Several portions are in protected wilderness. It is affluent to the Sandy River, a tributary of the Columbia River.

Clackamas County, Oregon County in the United States

Clackamas County is a county in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,992, making it Oregon's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Oregon City. The county was named after the Native Americans living in the area, the Clackamas Indians, who were part of the Chinookan people.

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Near its headwaters, the river passes under Oregon Route 35 near Barlow Pass. [3] Further downstream, it crosses Forest Road 3521 near the Pioneer Woman's Grave Trail. [4] Shortly before reaching Red Top Meadow, the river passes under U.S. Route 26. [3]

Oregon Route 35 highway in Oregon

Oregon Route 35 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oregon, running between Government Camp on the slopes of Mount Hood and the city of Hood River. OR 35 traverses part of the Mt. Hood Highway No. 26 and part of the Historic Columbia River Highway No. 100 of the Oregon state highway system. Along the Historic Columbia River Highway in Hood River, the route is silently concurrent with U.S. Route 30.

Barlow Pass is a 4,155-foot (1,266 m) mountain pass in the Cascades in Oregon, on the Oregon Trail, and a major milestone of the Barlow Road. It is the crest of the Cascade Mountains: the dividing line between watersheds of the Deschutes River and those that flow into the Sandy River.

U.S. Route 26 in Oregon highway in Oregon

U.S. Route 26 (US-26) is a major cross-state United States highway with its western terminus in the U.S. state of Oregon, connecting U.S. Route 101 on the Oregon Coast near Seaside with the Idaho state line east of Nyssa. Local highway names include the Sunset Highway No. 47, Mount Hood Highway No. 26, and John Day Highway No. 5 before continuing into Idaho and beyond.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "East Fork Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. 1 2 3 "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 8, 2015– via ACME Mapper.
  4. ↑ "Pioneer Woman's Grave Trail #485" (PDF). United States Forest Service. Retrieved December 8, 2015.


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