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45: 510:, and Narrows Creek and Maltby Creek from the right, passes Campbell Boat Landing on the right and Salmonberry Boat Landing on the left, goes under Salmonberry Road, receives Salmonberry Creek from the left, passes Missouri Bend Recreation Site and Boat Ramp on the left, and receives Benner Creek from the left and Digger Creek from the right. Slightly west of the mountain, about 33.5 miles (53.9 km) from the mouth, the river leaves 29: 948: 52: 466:, and passes Mill Creek Boat Landing on the right. Oregon Route 34 parallels the river on the north; that is, on the right facing downstream. Here the river begins a long, roughly U-shaped loop around the south end of Digger Mountain, which rises to 1,220 feet (370 m) above sea level at coordinates 570:
and Lake Creek from the left, passes Blackberry Campground on the left, receives Grass Creek and Brush Creek from the left and Schoolhouse Creek from the right, passes Mike Bauer Picnic Grounds on the right and, shortly thereafter, a USGS gauging station on the right 21 miles (34 km) from the
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Between Tidewater and Alsea Bay, the river receives Mill Creek and Squaw Creek from the right, Canal Creek from the left, Risley Creek from the right, passes under Oregon Route 34, which then parallels the river on the south or left, and receives Arnold Creek from the left at about 8 miles
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Passing Little Digger Mountain on the right, the river receives Fall Creek from the right, Cow Creek and Minotti Creek from the left, and Wolf Creek, Phillips Creek, Cedar Creek, and Butter Creek from the right as it passes Trenholm Saddle, a mountain gap at coordinates
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on the right about 31 miles (50 km) from the mouth. About 2 miles (3.2 km) later, the river begins another U-shaped loop of about 9 miles (14 km) around the south end of Stoney Mountain, which rises to 1,020 feet (310 m) above sea level.
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on the left about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the mouth and enters Alsea Bay. As part of the bay, it receives Lint Creek from the left, passes Waldport on the left, flows under
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mouth. About 1 mile (1.6 km) further downstream, the river passes Slide Campground on the right before entering Hellion Rapids at coordinates
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During its first 1 mile (1.6 km) or so, the river receives Cathcart Creek, Roberts Creek, and Mill Creek, all from the
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and Constantine Creek from the left and Drift Creek from the right. It receives Eckman Creek from the left, passes
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at Waldport. The river flows generally west-northwest in a winding course through the mountains of southern
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follows the river closely, crossing it once about 8 miles (13 km) from the mouth.
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The average is from annual discharge rates from water year 1940 to water year 2013.
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The map quadrants include river mile (RM) markers for the river's entire length.
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for all but the last 6 miles (9.7 km) of its course.
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Flowing around Stoney Mountain, the Alsea River receives
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community in the coastal mountains of the U.S. state of
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counties, passing near the unincorporated community of
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It begins at the confluence of the 360:flows 48.5 miles (78.1 km) from 1037:Drainage basins of the Pacific Ocean 923:Geographic Names Information System 897:Geographic Names Information System 871:Geographic Names Information System 845:Geographic Names Information System 793: 675:Geographic Names Information System 657: 336:45 cu ft/s (1.3 m/s) 290:466 sq mi (1,210 km) 51: 13: 625:W. B. Nelson State Recreation Site 408:. Its drainage basin extends into 316:, 21 miles (34 km) from mouth 14: 1063: 940: 415:The Alsea River supports runs of 1032:Rivers of Lincoln County, Oregon 946: 50: 43: 27: 1022:Rivers of Benton County, Oregon 722:Source elevation derived from 439:The Alsea River begins in the 388:and ends in Alsea Bay, a wide 231: • coordinates 148: • coordinates 1: 1027:Rivers of Lane County, Oregon 117:Physical characteristics 270: • elevation 187: • elevation 7: 992:GPX (secondary coordinates) 634: 308: • location 282:48.5 mi (78.1 km) 214: • location 135: • location 10: 1068: 591:44.3923427°N 123.8334448°W 542:44.3876206°N 123.7523311°W 486:44.3573430°N 123.7048297°W 441:Central Oregon Coast Range 342: • maximum 332: • minimum 322: • average 987:GPX (primary coordinates) 962:Map all coordinates using 434: 350: 340: 330: 320: 306: 298: 294: 286: 278: 268: 229: 212: 199: 195: 185: 146: 133: 125: 121: 116: 102: 94: 86: 81: 67: 38: 26: 21: 970:Download coordinates as: 698:Bright, William (2004). 641:List of rivers of Oregon 596:44.3923427; -123.8334448 547:44.3876206; -123.7523311 491:44.3573430; -123.7048297 1047:Siuslaw National Forest 453:Siuslaw National Forest 429:coastal cutthroat trout 406:Siuslaw National Forest 191:278 ft (85 m) 386:South Fork Alsea River 382:North Fork Alsea River 253:44.42250°N 124.08083°W 170:44.37611°N 123.60250°W 982:GPX (all coordinates) 955:at Wikimedia Commons 652:Notes and references 274:0 ft (0 m) 258:44.42250; -124.08083 175:44.37611; -123.60250 586: /  537: /  481: /  249: /  166: /  1042:Oregon Coast Range 951:Media related to 893:"Stoney Mountain" 867:"Trenholm Saddle" 841:"Digger Mountain" 376:near the city of 354: 353: 314:Tidewater, Oregon 1059: 1017:Rivers of Oregon 950: 935: 934: 932: 930: 919:"Hellion Rapids" 915: 909: 908: 906: 904: 889: 883: 882: 880: 878: 863: 857: 856: 854: 852: 837: 831: 828: 819: 818: 816: 814: 808: 800: 791: 790: 788: 786: 771: 765: 763: 761: 759: 748: 727: 720: 714: 713: 695: 689: 688: 686: 684: 666: 621:Southworth Creek 610: 609: 607: 606: 605: 603: 598: 597: 592: 587: 584: 583: 582: 579: 561: 560: 558: 557: 556: 554: 549: 548: 543: 538: 535: 534: 533: 530: 505: 504: 502: 501: 500: 498: 493: 492: 487: 482: 479: 478: 477: 474: 404:and through the 343: 333: 323: 309: 264: 263: 261: 260: 259: 254: 250: 247: 246: 245: 242: 188: 181: 180: 178: 177: 176: 171: 167: 164: 163: 162: 159: 149: 136: 76:Native Americans 54: 53: 47: 31: 19: 18: 1067: 1066: 1062: 1061: 1060: 1058: 1057: 1056: 1002: 1001: 1000: 999: 998: 997: 996: 943: 938: 928: 926: 917: 916: 912: 902: 900: 891: 890: 886: 876: 874: 865: 864: 860: 850: 848: 839: 838: 834: 829: 822: 812: 810: 806: 802: 801: 794: 784: 782: 773: 772: 768: 757: 755: 750: 749: 730: 721: 717: 710: 696: 692: 682: 680: 668: 667: 658: 654: 637: 601: 599: 595: 593: 589: 588: 585: 580: 577: 575: 573: 572: 553:Trenholm Saddle 552: 550: 546: 544: 540: 539: 536: 531: 528: 526: 524: 523: 497:Digger Mountain 496: 494: 490: 488: 484: 483: 480: 475: 472: 470: 468: 467: 457:Oregon Route 34 437: 341: 331: 321: 307: 271: 257: 255: 251: 248: 243: 240: 238: 236: 235: 232: 215: 186: 174: 172: 168: 165: 160: 157: 155: 153: 152: 147: 134: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 55: 34: 33:Upper Alsea Bay 17: 12: 11: 5: 1065: 1055: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1014: 995: 994: 989: 984: 979: 973: 960: 959: 958: 957: 956: 942: 941:External links 939: 937: 936: 910: 884: 858: 832: 820: 792: 781:on May 7, 2008 766: 728: 715: 708: 690: 655: 653: 650: 649: 648: 643: 636: 633: 629:U.S. Route 101 602:Hellion Rapids 516:Lincoln County 436: 433: 366:unincorporated 352: 351: 348: 347: 344: 338: 337: 334: 328: 327: 324: 318: 317: 310: 304: 303: 300: 296: 295: 292: 291: 288: 284: 283: 280: 276: 275: 272: 269: 266: 265: 233: 230: 227: 226: 223:Lincoln County 216: 213: 210: 209: 203: 197: 196: 193: 192: 189: 183: 182: 150: 144: 143: 137: 131: 130: 127: 123: 122: 119: 118: 114: 113: 111:Lincoln County 104: 100: 99: 96: 92: 91: 88: 84: 83: 79: 78: 69: 65: 64: 58: 49: 48: 42: 41: 40: 39: 36: 35: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1064: 1053: 1050: 1048: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1035: 1033: 1030: 1028: 1025: 1023: 1020: 1018: 1015: 1013: 1010: 1009: 1007: 993: 990: 988: 985: 983: 980: 978: 975: 974: 972: 971: 966: 965:OpenStreetMap 963: 954: 949: 945: 944: 924: 920: 914: 898: 894: 888: 872: 868: 862: 846: 842: 836: 827: 825: 805: 799: 797: 780: 776: 775:"Alsea River" 770: 753: 747: 745: 743: 741: 739: 737: 735: 733: 725: 719: 711: 709:0-8061-3576-X 705: 701: 694: 678: 676: 671: 670:"Alsea River" 665: 663: 661: 656: 647: 644: 642: 639: 638: 632: 630: 626: 622: 616: 614: 608: 569: 564: 559: 519: 517: 514:, and enters 513: 512:Benton County 509: 503: 465: 460: 458: 454: 450: 446: 442: 432: 430: 426: 423:, as well as 422: 418: 413: 411: 407: 403: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 374:Pacific Ocean 371: 367: 363: 359: 349: 345: 339: 335: 329: 325: 319: 315: 311: 305: 301: 297: 293: 289: 285: 281: 277: 273: 267: 262: 234: 228: 224: 220: 217: 211: 208: 207:Pacific Ocean 204: 202: 198: 194: 190: 184: 179: 151: 145: 141: 138: 132: 128: 124: 120: 115: 112: 108: 107:Benton County 105: 101: 97: 93: 90:United States 89: 85: 80: 77: 73: 70: 66: 46: 37: 30: 25: 20: 969: 968: 961: 927:. 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Index


Alsea River is located in Oregon
Alsea tribe
Native Americans
Benton County
Lincoln County
Lane County
44°22′34″N 123°36′09″W / 44.37611°N 123.60250°W / 44.37611; -123.60250
Mouth
Pacific Ocean
Waldport
Lincoln County
44°25′21″N 124°04′51″W / 44.42250°N 124.08083°W / 44.42250; -124.08083
Tidewater, Oregon
Alsea
unincorporated
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Waldport
North Fork Alsea River
South Fork Alsea River
estuary
Benton
Lincoln
Tidewater
Siuslaw National Forest
Lane County
chinook
coho salmon
steelhead

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