East Branch South Fork Eel River

East Branch South Fork Eel River
Tributary
Country United States
State California
District Mendocino County
Source Bell Springs Mountain
 - coordinates 39°33′40″N 123°22′16″W / 39.5610°N 123.3711°W / 39.5610; -123.3711
Mouth South Fork Eel River
 - coordinates 40°02′25″N 123°28′22″W / 40.0404°N 123.4727°W / 40.0404; -123.4727Coordinates: 40°02′25″N 123°28′22″W / 40.0404°N 123.4727°W / 40.0404; -123.4727
Length 25 mi (40 km)
Basin 59 sq mi (153 km2)

The East Branch South Fork Eel River, a tributary of the South Fork Eel River, is formed by the confluence of Cruso Cabin Creek and Elkhorn Creek, in Mendocino County in the U.S. state of California.[1][2] The river is roughly 25 miles (40 km) long, meandering west to its confluence with the South Fork Eel at Benbow Lake State Recreation Area. Major tributaries of the East Branch include Buck Mountain Creek, Squaw Creek, Rays Creek, and Tom Long Creek. The river flows west, turns north, and flows west again, through rugged terrain in the Coast Range of California. The East Branch is the South Fork Eel's largest tributary.

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