Redwood Creek (Humboldt County)

Redwood Creek
Redwood Creek seen with a herd of Roosevelt Elk on its banks
Map of Redwood Creek basin
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Humboldt County
City	Orick
Physical characteristics
Source	Board Camp Mountain
• location	Redwood National Park
• coordinates	40°42′21″N 123°42′14″W / 40.70583°N 123.70389°W / 40.70583; -123.70389[1]
• elevation	4,400 ft (1,300 m)
Mouth	Pacific 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)
Length	61.8 mi (99.5 km), South-north
Basin size	279 sq mi (720 km2)
Discharge
• location	Orick, CA[2]
• average	1,006 cu ft/s (28.5 m3/s)[3]
• minimum	2.1 cu ft/s (0.059 m3/s)
• maximum	50,500 cu ft/s (1,430 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Noisy Creek (Redwood Creek), Lupton Creek, Devils Creek, Bridge Creek (Redwood Creek)
• right	Bradford 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.