West Fork Millicoma River

West Fork Millicoma River
View from the Oregon Route 241 bridge at Allegany
West Fork Millicoma River is located in Oregon
West Fork Millicoma River
Location of the mouth of the West Fork Millicoma River in Oregon
EtymologyPossibly the Coos people's name for the river[2]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCoos
Physical characteristics
Sourcenear Elk Peak
 • locationnortheastern Coos County, Southern Oregon Coast Range
 • coordinates43°33′08″N 123°53′17″W / 43.55222°N 123.88806°W / 43.55222; -123.88806[1]
 • elevation1,519 ft (463 m)[3]
MouthMillicoma River
 • location
Allegany
 • coordinates
43°25′27″N 124°01′48″W / 43.42417°N 124.03000°W / 43.42417; -124.03000[1]
 • elevation
23 ft (7.0 m)[1]
Length34 mi (55 km)[4]
Discharge 
 • minimum1 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s)

The West Fork Millicoma River is a tributary, about 34 miles (55 km) long, of the Millicoma River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Rising in northeastern Coos County near the Douglas County line, it flows generally southwest through the Elliott State Forest of the Southern Oregon Coast Range to the community of Allegany. There it joins the East Fork Millicoma River to form the Millicoma. In turn, the Millicoma, which is only about 9 miles (14 km) long, joins the South Fork Coos River to form the Coos River. The Coos River, itself only about 5 miles (8 km) long, empties into the eastern end of Coos Bay, which connects to the Pacific Ocean.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "West Fork Millicoma River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
  2. ^ McArthur, pp. 646–47
  3. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. ^ a b United States Geological Survey. "United States Geological Survey Topographic Map". TopoQuest. Retrieved April 27, 2018. The maps include river mile (RM) markers for the first 32 miles (51 km). The last 2 miles (3 km) near the headwaters is an estimate based on map scale and ruler. Relevant map quadrangles from mouth to source are Allegany, Golden Falls, Trail Butte, and Elk Peak.