North Umpqua River

North Umpqua River
Deadline Falls on the North Umpqua River
Map of the Umpqua River watershed
North Umpqua River is located in Oregon
North Umpqua River
Location of the mouth of the North Umpqua River in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyDouglas
Physical characteristics
SourceMaidu Lake
 • locationCascade Range
 • coordinates43°15′17″N 122°00′02″W / 43.25472°N 122.00056°W / 43.25472; -122.00056[2]
 • elevation5,998 ft (1,828 m)[3]
MouthConfluence of the North Umpqua and South Umpqua rivers
 • location
near Roseburg
 • coordinates
43°16′05″N 123°26′45″W / 43.26806°N 123.44583°W / 43.26806; -123.44583[1]
 • elevation
361 ft (110 m)[1]
Length106 mi (171 km)[4]
Basin size1,356 sq mi (3,510 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationWinchester[5]
 • average3,687 cu ft/s (104.4 m3/s)[5]
 • minimum235 cu ft/s (6.7 m3/s)
 • maximum150,000 cu ft/s (4,200 m3/s)
TypeRecreational
DesignatedOctober 28, 1988

The North Umpqua River is a tributary of the Umpqua River, about 106 miles (171 km) long, in southwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains a scenic and rugged area of the Cascade Range southeast of Eugene, flowing through steep canyons and surrounded by large Douglas-fir forests. Renowned for its emerald green waters, it is considered one of the best fly fishing streams in the Pacific Northwest for anadromous fish.

  1. ^ a b "North Umpqua River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  2. ^ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 29, 2015 – via Acme Mapper.
  3. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using topographic map coordinates for Maidu Lake.
  4. ^ a b Palmer, Tim (2014). Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. pp. 129–33. ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.
  5. ^ a b "Water-data report 2010: 14319500 North Umpqua River at Winchester, OR" (PDF). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 30, 2011.