Little Nestucca River

Little Nestucca River
Location of the mouth of the Little Nestucca River in Oregon
Etymology	Indian word for a part of the Nestucca River or a point on its banks[2]
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Polk and Tillamook
Physical characteristics
Source	Central Oregon Coast Range
• location	near H. B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor, Polk County, Oregon
• coordinates	45°02′19″N 123°43′05″W / 45.03861°N 123.71806°W / 45.03861; -123.71806[1]
• elevation	839 ft (256 m)[3]
Mouth	Nestucca Bay
• location	near Pacific City, Tillamook County, Oregon
• coordinates	45°10′05″N 123°56′40″W / 45.16806°N 123.94444°W / 45.16806; -123.94444[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	20 mi (32 km)

The Little Nestucca River is a river, approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Central Oregon Coast Range west of the Willamette Valley.

It rises in the Van Duzer State Forest in northwestern Polk County, in the mountains west of Salem. It flows generally northwest, through the Siuslaw National Forest and enters Nestucca Bay on the Pacific near Pacific City. The Little Nestucca River crosses under the U.S. Route 101 just three miles south of Pacific City and is paralleled for much of its length by County Road 130.

It enters Nestucca Bay at the south end, independently of the Nestucca River which enters from the north end. They flow approximately parallel, and at their nearest, are about two and a half miles apart.