South Umpqua River

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South Umpqua River
The South Umpqua near its confluence with the North Umpqua
Location of the mouth of the South Umpqua River in Oregon
Etymology	Indigenous people's name for the region near the river[2]
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Douglas
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of forks near Fish Mountain
• location	Northwest of Crater Lake, Cascade Range
• coordinates	43°06′26″N 122°35′22″W / 43.10722°N 122.58944°W / 43.10722; -122.58944[1]
• elevation	2,009 ft (612 m)[3]
Mouth	Confluence with North Umpqua River
• location	Near Roseburg
• coordinates	43°16′04″N 123°26′46″W / 43.26778°N 123.44611°W / 43.26778; -123.44611[1]
• elevation	361 ft (110 m)[1]
Length	115 mi (185 km)[4]
Basin size	1,800 sq mi (4,700 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	near Winston, about 20 miles (32 km) from the mouth[6]
• average	2,747 cu ft/s (77.8 m3/s)[6]
• minimum	16 cu ft/s (0.45 m3/s)
• maximum	125,000 cu ft/s (3,500 m3/s)

The South Umpqua River is a tributary of the Umpqua River, approximately 115 miles (185 km) long, in southwestern Oregon in the United States.^[4] It drains part of the Cascade Range east of Roseburg. The river passes through a remote canyon in its upper reaches then emerges in the populated South Umpqua Valley east of Canyonville.