North Fork Crooked River

North Fork Crooked River
Country United States
State Oregon
County Crook
Source Ochoco National Forest
 - location Ochoco Mountains
 - coordinates 44°14′05″N 120°12′51″W / 44.23472°N 120.21417°W / 44.23472; -120.21417 [1]
Mouth Crooked River
 - location between Post and Paulina
 - coordinates 44°07′01″N 120°14′43″W / 44.11694°N 120.24528°W / 44.11694; -120.24528Coordinates: 44°07′01″N 120°14′43″W / 44.11694°N 120.24528°W / 44.11694; -120.24528 [1]
Length 46 mi (74 km) [2]
Basin 323 sq mi (837 km2) [2]
Discharge
 - average 368 cu ft/s (10 m3/s) [2]
Location of the mouth of North Fork Crooked River in Oregon

The North Fork Crooked River is a tributary, 46 miles (74 km) long, of the Crooked River in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] Beginning in the Ochoco National Forest and the Ochoco Mountains east of Prineville, it flows north, then east, then south-southwest to meet the larger stream between Post and Paulina. The confluence is 111 miles (179 km) upstream of where the Crooked River flows into the Deschutes River.[3]

In 1988, Congress added a large fraction of the river to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. About 12 miles (19 km) were designated "wild", about 8 miles (13 km) "scenic", and about 13 miles (21 km) "recreational".[4] About 8 miles (13 km) of the upper river flowing through Big Summit Prairie was excluded from the Wild Rivers designation. It is private land used as livestock pasture.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "North Fork Crooked River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Palmer, Tim (2014). Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.
  3. ↑ United States Geological Survey. "United States Topographic Map". Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Crooked River (North Fork), Oregon". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
  5. ↑ "North Fork Crooked River Environmental Assessment and Draft Management Plan" (PDF). Bureau of Land Management. 1992. p. 14. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
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