North Fork Eel River

North Fork Eel River
Map of the Eel River drainage basin, including the North Fork Eel River
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Trinity County, Mendocino County
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of East and West Forks
• location	Six Rivers National Forest, Trinity County
• coordinates	40°12′49″N 123°23′14″W / 40.21361°N 123.38722°W / 40.21361; -123.38722[1]
• elevation	2,123 ft (647 m)
Mouth	Eel River
• location	About 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Spyrock, Mendocino County
• coordinates	39°57′24″N 123°26′14″W / 39.95667°N 123.43722°W / 39.95667; -123.43722[1]
• elevation	574 ft (175 m)[1]
Length	35.5 mi (57.1 km)[2]
Basin size	286 sq mi (740 km2)[2]
Discharge
• location	Mina, CA
• average	644 cu ft/s (18.2 m3/s)
• minimum	0.13 cu ft/s (0.0037 m3/s)
• maximum	133,000 cu ft/s (3,800 m3/s)
Basin features
River system	Eel River
Tributaries
• left	Red Mountain Creek, Hulls Creek
• right	Wilson Creek
National Wild and Scenic River
Designated	January 19, 1981

The North Fork Eel River is the smallest of four major tributaries of the Eel River in northwestern California in the United States. It drains a rugged wilderness area of about 286 square miles (740 km²) ^[2] in the California Coast Ranges, and flows through national forests for much of its length. Very few people inhabit the relatively pristine watershed of the river; there are no operational stream gauges and only one bridge (Mina Road) that crosses the river, near the boundary between Trinity and Mendocino Counties.^[3]