Middle Fork Eel River
| Middle Fork Eel River | ||
 River course in the catchment area of the Eel River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 263526 | |
| location | California (USA) | |
| River system | Eel River | |
| Drain over | Eel River → Pacific Ocean | |
| source | North slope of Wrights Ridge in Trinity County 40 ° 4 ′ 52 ″ N , 122 ° 58 ′ 57 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 1950 m | |
| muzzle | at Dos Rios in the Eel River coordinates: 39 ° 42 '50 " N , 123 ° 21' 10" W 39 ° 42 '50 " N , 123 ° 21' 10" W. |
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| Mouth height | 263 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1687 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 15 ‰ | |
| length | 112 km | |
| Catchment area | 1949 km² | |
| Discharge at the Dos Rios A Eo gauge : 1929 km² Location: 3 km above the mouth |
MQ 1966/2016 Mq 1966/2016 |
42.5 m³ / s 22 l / (s km²) |
| National Wild and Scenic River | ||
 Middle Fork Eel River in the Round Valley |
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The Middle Fork Eel River is a right tributary of the Eel River in the northwest of the US state California . The 112 km long river drains an area of 1949 km². The mean discharge not far from the mouth is 42.5 m³ / s.
The Middle Fork Eel River rises on the north slope of Wrights Ridge, one mile south-southwest of Mount The Knob , in Trinity County . It initially flows 3.2 km north. After that, the river changes course and flows in a predominantly southwestern direction through the California Coast Mountains . In the lower reaches, it flows around the town of Covelo in a large arc. At Dos Rios in Mendocino County it finally reaches the Eel River (at river mile 120.5).
On January 19, 1981, a total of 640 km in the river system of the Eel River was designated as a National Wild and Scenic River . The section of the Middle Fork Eel River from its mouth to the southern border of the Yolla Bolly Wilderness Area was placed under protection.
Steelhead trout can be found in the Middle Fork Eel River .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Middle Fork Eel River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b Steelhead / rainbow trout resources of the Middle Fork Eel River (PDF, 242 kB) Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ↑ Middle Fork Eel River Population (PDF, 1.8 MB) NOAA Fisheries. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 11473900 MF EEL R NR DOS RIOS CA.
- ↑ a b National Wild and Scenic Rivers System: Eel River, California