| Salmon River | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Oregon_Salmon_River_Clackamas_County_from_bridge_looking_west_P1651.jpeg) At Wildwood Recreation Site, less than 2 miles (3 km) from the river mouth | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Map_mount_hood_vicinity.png) Mount Hood and vicinity showing the Salmon River (near the bottom center) | |
| Etymology | Fish (salmon) that frequent the river[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mount Hood National Forest |
| • location | Mount Hood |
| • coordinates | 45°20′09″N 121°42′24″W / 45.33583°N 121.70667°W[2] |
| • elevation | 6,124 ft (1,867 m)[3] |
| Mouth | Sandy River |
• location | Brightwood |
• coordinates | 45°22′36″N 122°01′49″W / 45.37667°N 122.03028°W[2] |
• elevation | 1,017 ft (310 m)[2] |
| Length | 33.5 mi (53.9 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 115 sq mi (300 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 527 cu ft/s (14.9 m3/s)[5] |
| Type | Wild, Scenic, Recreational |
| Designated | October 28, 1988 |
The Salmon River is a 33.5-mile (53.9 km) river in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon that drains part of southwestern Mount Hood. The entire length of the river is a protected National Wild and Scenic River.[4] Several portions are in protected wilderness. It is affluent to the Sandy River, a tributary of the Columbia River.
- ^ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 842−43. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
- ^ a b c "Salmon River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved 2012-04-27.
- ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b "Salmon River, Oregon". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
- ^ a b Palmer, Tim (2014). Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. pp. 209–10. ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.