Miami River (Oregon)

For other places with the same name, see Miami River (disambiguation).
Miami River
Lower Miami River
Country United States
State Oregon
County Tillamook County
Source Northern Oregon Coast Range
 - location Northeast of Tillamook
 - elevation 1,782 ft (543 m) [1]
 - coordinates 45°38′51″N 123°43′44″W / 45.64750°N 123.72889°W / 45.64750; -123.72889 [2]
Mouth Tillamook Bay
 - elevation 7 ft (2 m) [2]
 - coordinates 45°33′35″N 123°53′37″W / 45.55972°N 123.89361°W / 45.55972; -123.89361Coordinates: 45°33′35″N 123°53′37″W / 45.55972°N 123.89361°W / 45.55972; -123.89361 [2]
Length 13 mi (21 km) [3][4]
Basin 36.7 sq mi (95 km2) [5]
Location of the mouth of the Miami River in Oregon

The Miami River is a stream, approximately 13 miles (21 km) long, on the coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains a mountainous timbered region of the Northern Oregon Coast Range west of Portland, into Pacific Ocean.[3][4]

The river rises in northern Tillamook County in the Tillamook State Forest and flows generally southwest, entering the north end of Tillamook Bay near Garibaldi. Descending swiftly from 1,782 feet (543 m) to near sea level, the Miami does not pass through any communities.[3][4] It is one of five rivers—the Tillamook, the Trask, the Wilson, the Kilchis, and the Miami—that flow into the bay.[6]

The river's name is based on the Chinook Jargon phrase Mi-me Chuck, meaning a tributary or downriver stream. Over time the expressive became corrupted into Miami, the familiar place name used in Ohio, Florida, and elsewhere.[7]

Course

Flowing generally southwest through the forest, the Miami River receives Prouty Creek from the right about 5.5 miles (8.9 km) from the mouth. Further downstream, Peterson Creek and Minich Creek enter from the right before the river receives Moss Creek from the left slightly more than 1 mile (1.6 km) from the mouth. Illingsworth Creek enters from the left and Struby Creek and Hobson Creek from the right just before the river passes under U.S. Route 101. Electric Creek enters from the left as the river enters Miami Cove on Tillamook Bay. At this point, Garibaldi is to the river's right. Miami Road runs along the lower stretches of the river.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 "Miami River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (2008 ed.). DeLorme Mapping. §§ 20. ISBN 978-0-89933-347-2.
  4. 1 2 3 4 United States Geological Survey. "United States Geological Survey Topographic Map: Cook Creek, Foley Peak, Kilchis River, and Garibaldi quadrants". TopoQuest. Retrieved December 2, 2009. The maps include river mile (RM) markers from the river's mouth to RM 12 or river kilometer (RK) 19, an estimated 1 mile (1.6 km) from the source.
  5. ↑ "Miami River Basin". Tillamook Bay Watershed Council. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Five Rivers". Tillamook Bay Watershed Council. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
  7. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (1992) [1928]. Lewis Ankeny, ed. Oregon Geographic Names (6th ed.). Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 562. ISBN 0-87595-236-4.
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