| Little Zigzag River | |
|---|---|
 Mount Hood and vicinity | |
  Location of the mouth of the Little Zigzag River in Oregon | |
| Etymology | After the Zigzag River, from the description by Joel Palmer, an Oregon pioneer, of his descent in 1845 of a river canyon, later called Zigzag Canyon, that begins on Mount Hood.[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Zigzag Glacier |
| • location | Mount Hood |
| • coordinates | 45°20′52″N 121°43′03″W / 45.34778°N 121.71750°W[1] |
| • elevation | 6,989 ft (2,130 m)[3] |
| Mouth | Zigzag River |
• location | Oregon |
• coordinates | 45°18′45″N 121°47′58″W / 45.31250°N 121.79944°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,071 ft (936 m)[1] |
| Length | 5 mi (8.0 km)[4] |
The Little Zigzag River is a tributary, about 5 miles (8.0 km) long, of the Zigzag River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The Zigzag and Little Zigzag drain the Zigzag Glacier on Mount Hood, a high volcanic peak in the Cascade Range. Their combined waters flow westward to meet the Sandy River near the community of Zigzag. Little Zigzag Falls, a popular hiking destination, is on the river near U.S. Route 26 east of Zigzag.
- ^ a b c "Little Zigzag Canyon". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (seventh ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 1068–69. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (2008 ed.). DeLorme Mapping. § 30. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2. Approximate stream length determined by map scale and ruler.