Coos River

Coos River
Chandler Bridge over the Coos River
Data
Water code	US :  1140087
location	Coos County in Oregon (USA)
Confluence of	Millicoma River and South Fork Coos River 43 ° 22 ′ 39 "  N , 124 ° 5 ′ 57"  W
Source height	4  m
muzzle	Coos Bay , Pacific Ocean Coordinates: 43 ° 21 ′ 45 "  N , 124 ° 10 ′ 25"  W 43 ° 21 ′ 45 "  N , 124 ° 10 ′ 25"  W
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	4 m
Bottom slope	0.5 ‰
length	8 km  (including Coos Bay : 31 km)
Catchment area	approx. 1600 km² (based on Coos Bay )
Small towns	Coos Bay , North Bend
View across North Bend to Coos Bay

South Fork Coos River
Water code	US :  1127273
location	Coos County in Oregon (USA)
Association of	Williams River and Tioga Creek 43 ° 19 ′ 4 "  N , 123 ° 48 ′ 32"  W.
Source height	142  m
Association with	Millicoma River to Coos River 43 ° 22 ′ 39 ″  N , 124 ° 5 ′ 57 ″  W
Mouth height	4  m
Height difference	138 m
Bottom slope	2.7 ‰
length	51 km

Millicoma River
Data
Water code	US :  1124217
location	Coos County in Oregon (USA)
Association of	East Fork and West Fork Millicoma Rivers 43 ° 25 ′ 28 "  N , 124 ° 1 ′ 44"  W.
Source height	8  m
Association with	South Fork Coos River to Coos River 43 ° 22 ′ 48 ″  N , 124 ° 5 ′ 53 ″  W
Mouth height	4  m
Height difference	4 m
Bottom slope	0.29 ‰
length	14 km
Catchment area	386 km²
Drain	MQ	15 m³ / s

The Coos River is a river in Coos County in the western US state of Oregon , which flows into the Pacific Ocean .

The Coos River arises at the confluence of the Millicoma River and South Fork Coos River . It flows over a distance of 8 kilometers in a westerly direction and flows into the eastern end of Coos Bay , which is the estuary of the river. The towns of Coos Bay and North Bend are on the south bank of Coos Bay . At Charleston , the 23 km long and approximately 40 km² large estuary opens to the sea. The tidal current is noticeable up to the two source rivers. The catchment area of Coos Bay covers around 1600 km². It borders on the Coquille River to the south and the Umpqua River to the east and northeast . In the river system there are u. a. Silver salmon and steelhead trout .

Tributaries

The South Fork Coos River is the left headwaters of the Coos River. It arises at the confluence of the Williams River and Tioga Creek . The South Fork Coos River flows for 51 km in a predominantly westerly direction.

The Millicoma River forms the right source river of the Coos River, which flows 14 km to the southwest from the confluence of the West Fork and East Fork Millicoma River .

Web links

Commons : Coos River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Coos Watershed Association with map

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} South Fork Coos River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ↑ ^{a b} Coos - 17100304 8-Digit Hydrologic Unit Profile (PDF, 1.9 MB) USDA - NRCS. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 11, 2017. 
3. ↑ What we do . Tenmile Lakes Association. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
4. ^ Tioga Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
5. ↑ ^{a b} Coos River Basin Fish Management Plan author = Linda J. Wagoner et al. (PDF, 4.4 MB) Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife. September 1990. Retrieved September 11, 2017.