Umpqua River

Umpqua River
Fishing in the Umpqua River
Map of the Umpqua River watershed
Etymology	A Native American word for the locality of the river, later applied to the tribe as well[1]
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Douglas
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of North and South Umpqua Rivers
• location	Near Roseburg
• coordinates	43°16′05″N 123°26′46″W / 43.26806°N 123.44611°W / 43.26806; -123.44611[2]
• elevation	362 ft (110 m)[3]
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
• location	Reedsport
• coordinates	43°40′09″N 124°12′18″W / 43.66917°N 124.20500°W / 43.66917; -124.20500[2]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length	111 mi (179 km)[4]
Basin size	4,640 sq mi (12,000 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	near Elkton, 56.9 miles (91.6 km) from the mouth[6]
• average	7,343 cu ft/s (207.9 m3/s)[6]
• minimum	663 cu ft/s (18.8 m3/s)
• maximum	265,000 cu ft/s (7,500 m3/s)

The Umpqua River (/ˈʌmpkwə/ UMP-kwə) on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States is approximately 111 miles (179 km) long. One of the principal rivers of the Oregon Coast and known for bass and shad, the river drains an expansive network of valleys in the mountains west of the Cascade Range and south of the Willamette Valley, from which it is separated by the Calapooya Mountains. From its source northeast of Roseburg, the Umpqua flows northwest through the Oregon Coast Range and empties into the Pacific at Winchester Bay. The river and its tributaries flow almost entirely within Douglas County, which encompasses most of the watershed of the river from the Cascades to the coast. The "Hundred Valleys of the Umpqua" form the heart of the timber industry of southern Oregon, generally centered on Roseburg.

The Native Americans in the Umpqua's watershed consist of several tribes, such as the Lower and Upper Umpqua (for which the river is named), and the Kalapuya. These tribes witnessed much of the Great Flood of 1862, during which the Umpqua and other rivers rose to levels so high that even the oldest natives had never seen a greater flood^{[citation needed]}.