Pistol River
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| Pistol River | |
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At the river mouth
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| Name origin: A pistol lost in the river in 1853 [1] | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Oregon |
| County | Curry |
| Source | near Sugarloaf Mountain |
| - location | Siskiyou National Forest, Southern Oregon Coast Range |
| - elevation | 3,179 ft (969 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [3] |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
| - location | Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint, near Pistol River |
| - elevation | 7 ft (2 m) [3] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [3] |
| Length | 21 mi (34 km) [4] |
| Basin | 105.1 sq mi (272.2 km2) [5][6] |
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The Pistol River watershed
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  Location of the mouth of the Pistol River in Oregon
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The Pistol River is a coastal stream that meanders for Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[4] through the Southern Oregon Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean near the unincorporated community of Pistol River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Flowing generally southwest from its origin near Sugarloaf Mountain in the Siskiyou National Forest, the river enters the sea at Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint,[7] Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). south of Gold Beach.[8] The river received its name after pioneer James Mace lost his pistol in it in 1853.[1][9]
The Pistol River supports populations of chinook salmon, threatened coho salmon, steelhead, and coastal cutthroat trout. The river flows generally through forests where logging has damaged the fish habitat. Work to restore the habitat is ongoing.[10][11]
Course
From its headwaters in the forest, the river flows south at first, receiving Meadow Creek from the left and then the East Fork Pistol River, also from the left. Turning southwest, it receives the North Fork Pistol River from the right and Sunrise Creek from the left about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). from the mouth before turning west toward the ocean. South Fork Pistol River enters from the left, then Deep Creek and Glade Creek, both from the right about 5 miles (8 km) from the mouth. Crook Creek enters from the right at the community of Pistol River, where the river passes under Pistol River Loop Highway and then U.S. Route 101 before entering the Pacific Ocean at Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint.[7][12]
Watershed
The Pistol River's watershed encompasses approximately Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). of Curry County.[5][6] As of 2001, about 57 percent of the basin was public land managed by the United States Forest Service (52 percent) and the Bureau of Land Management (5 percent). About 43 percent of the basin was privately owned. Forestry, whether public or private, was the dominant land use, involving 97 percent of the watershed. The remaining 3 percent was used for farming, livestock grazing, and rural homes.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McArthur & McArthur 2003, p. 767.
- ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 McGuire 2001, pp. 2–3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ McGuire 2001, p. 1.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Sheehan 2005, p. 81.
- ↑ McGuire 2001, pp. 37–38.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The maps include river mile (RM) markers for the stream's lowermost Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).. Relevant quadrangles from mouth to source include Cape Sebastian, Sundown Mountain, Collier Butte, and Quosantana Butte.
Works cited
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