South_Fork_Malheur_River

South Fork Malheur River

South Fork Malheur River

River in Oregon, United States

The South Fork Malheur River is a tributary of the Malheur River in a sparsely populated part of the U.S. state of Oregon. Arising southeast of the unincorporated community of New Princeton and slightly north of Oregon Route 78, it flows generally northeast to meet the Malheur near the unincorporated community of Riverside in Malheur County.[4] The South Fork enters the larger river 96 miles (154 km) by water from its confluence with the Snake River.[5]

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Tributaries

Named tributaries of the South Fork from source to mouth are Camp, Indian, Deadman, Pole, Crane, and Swamp creeks. Then Coleman, Coyote, Cobb, Visher, Buck, McEwen, Hot Springs, and Granite creeks.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 606–07. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. [2]
    "South Fork Malheur River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  3. [3]
    Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. [4]
    "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 1, 2016 – via Acme Mapper.
  5. [5]
    "Malheur Unit Chapter of the Bulltrout Recovery Plan" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. p. 1. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
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