South Fork Salmon River (Oregon)

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South Fork Salmon River
Country United States
State Oregon
County Clackamas
Source Cascade Range
 - locationnear Salmon Mountain, Salmon–Huckleberry Wilderness
 - elevation3,622 ft (1,104 m) [1]
 - coordinates 45°13′13″N121°58′56″W / 45.22028°N 121.98222°W / 45.22028; -121.98222   [2]
Mouth Salmon River
 - locationnear Green Canyon Campground, Mount Hood National Forest
 - elevation1,624 ft (495 m) [2]
 - coordinates 45°16′19″N121°56′18″W / 45.27194°N 121.93833°W / 45.27194; -121.93833 Coordinates: 45°16′19″N121°56′18″W / 45.27194°N 121.93833°W / 45.27194; -121.93833   [2]
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Location of the mouth of the South Fork Salmon River in Oregon

The South Fork Salmon River is a tributary of the Salmon River in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Arising near Plaza Lake, it flows generally northeast along the east side of Salmon Mountain to meet the Salmon 11 miles (18 km) upstream of the larger stream's confluence with the Sandy River at Brightwood. [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 Oregon, USA

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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The entire South Fork lies within the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness, which is part of Mount Hood National Forest. The South Fork's only named tributary is Mack Hall Creek, which enters from the right. [3]

Mount Hood National Forest United States national forest in Oregon

The Mount Hood National Forest is 62 miles (100 km) east of the city of Portland, Oregon, and the northern Willamette River valley. The Forest extends south from the Columbia River Gorge across more than 60 miles (97 km) of forested mountains, lakes and streams to the Olallie Scenic Area, a high lake basin under the slopes of Mount Jefferson. The Forest includes and is named after Mount Hood, a stratovolcano. The Forest encompasses some 1,067,043 acres (4,318.17 km2). Forest headquarters are located in Sandy, Oregon. A 1993 Forest Service study estimated that the extent of old growth in the Forest was 345,300 acres (139,700 ha). The Forest is divided into four separate districts - Barlow, Clackamas River (Estacada), Hood River, and Zigzag (Zigzag).

Green Canyon Campground, about 4 miles (6 km) by road from Wemme, is along the Salmon River about a mile downstream of the mouth of the South Fork. Open from late May to late September, the campground has sites for tents and recreational vehicles (RV)s, picnic tables, and access to hiking trails and trout fishing. [4]

Wemme, Oregon Unincorporated community in Oregon, United States

Wemme is an unincorporated community in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is located within the Mount Hood Corridor, between Welches and Brightwood along U.S. Route 26. It is one of the communities that make up the Villages at Mount Hood.

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References

  1. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 "South Fork Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 1, 2016– via Acme Mapper.
  4. ↑ "Green Canyon Campground". National Forest Service. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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