Redwood Creek (Humboldt County)

Redwood Creek
Redwood Creek seen with a herd of Roosevelt Elk on its banks
Map of Redwood Creek basin
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionHumboldt County
CityOrick
Physical characteristics
SourceBoard Camp Mountain
 • locationRedwood National Park
 • coordinates40°42′21″N 123°42′14″W / 40.70583°N 123.70389°W / 40.70583; -123.70389[1]
 • elevation4,400 ft (1,300 m)
MouthPacific Ocean
 • location
Orick
 • coordinates
41°17′32″N 124°05′31″W / 41.29222°N 124.09194°W / 41.29222; -124.09194[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length61.8 mi (99.5 km), South-north
Basin size279 sq mi (720 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationOrick, CA[2]
 • average1,006 cu ft/s (28.5 m3/s)[3]
 • minimum2.1 cu ft/s (0.059 m3/s)
 • maximum50,500 cu ft/s (1,430 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftNoisy Creek (Redwood Creek), Lupton Creek, Devils Creek, Bridge Creek (Redwood Creek)
 • rightBradford Creek, Minor Creek, Lacks Creek, Prairie Creek (California)

Redwood Creek (Yurok: 'O'rekw 'We-Roy [4]) is a 61.8-mile (99.5 km) river in Humboldt County, California. The river's headwaters are in the Coast Range at about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) and it flows roughly northwest until it empties into the Pacific Ocean near the small town of Orick, the only development in the 280-square-mile (730 km2)-watershed.

  1. ^ a b "Redwood Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "USGS Gage #11482500 on Redwood Creek near Orick, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  3. ^ "USGS Gage #11482500 on Redwood Creek near Orick, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "Yurok Dictionary: 'O'rekw 'We-Roy". Retrieved July 7, 2012.