Roaring River (Clackamas River tributary)

Roaring River
Roaring River (Clackamas River tributary) is located in Oregon
Roaring River (Clackamas River tributary)
Location of the mouth of the Roaring River in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClackamas County
Physical characteristics
Sourcenear Signal Buttes
 • locationCascade Range, Roaring River Wilderness,
Mount Hood National Forest
 • coordinates45°09′40″N 121°55′36″W / 45.16111°N 121.92667°W / 45.16111; -121.92667[1]
 • elevation4,391 ft (1,338 m)[2]
MouthClackamas River
 • coordinates
45°09′29″N 122°07′02″W / 45.15806°N 122.11722°W / 45.15806; -122.11722[1]
 • elevation
955 ft (291 m)[1]
Length13.7 mi (22.0 km)[3]
Basin size44 sq mi (110 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • average170 cu ft/s (4.8 m3/s)[4]
TypeWild, Recreational
DesignatedOctober 28, 1988

Roaring River is a 13.7-mile (22.0 km) tributary of the Clackamas River in Clackamas County, Oregon. Beginning near Signal Buttes on the western flank of the Cascade Range, the river flows generally west through parts of Mount Hood National Forest to meet the larger river 44 miles (71 km) from its mouth on the Willamette River.[5]

The river's watershed generally overlaps the Roaring River Wilderness, a 36,500-acre (14,800 ha) federally protected area established in 2009. The area is off-limits to commercial logging and mechanized recreation though still open to fishing, camping, hunting, hiking, and many other activities.[6]

The entire length of Roaring River was named part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 1988. Most of this was declared wild, though the last two-tenths of a mile were designated recreational.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Roaring River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ a b c "Roaring River, Oregon". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  4. ^ Palmer, Tim (2014). Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.
  5. ^ "Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 9, 2015 – via ACME Labs.
  6. ^ Preusch, Matthew (April 6, 2009). "No Cars, No Roads, No Kidding". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 10, 2015 – via Oregon Live.