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The North Fork Eel River is the smallest of four major tributaries of the Eel River in northwestern California in the United States. It drains a rugged wilderness area of about 286 square miles (740 km 2 ) [ 2 ] in the California Coast Ranges , and flows through national forests for much of its length.
The 12,915-acre (52.27 km 2) South Fork Eel River Wilderness was designated in 2006, stretching along portions of the South Fork Eel and extending westward to the Pacific Ocean. The wilderness area borders that of the King Range Wilderness , which is said to be the "longest stretch of undeveloped coastline in the United States outside of Alaska".
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The Eel River (Wiyot: Wiya't; [6] Cahto: Taanchow; Northern Pomo: ch'idiyu) [7] is a major river, about 196 miles (315 km) long, in northwestern California.The river and its tributaries form the third-largest watershed entirely in California, draining a rugged area of 3,684 square miles (9,540 km 2) in five counties.
The name is a combination of: a phrase from the Native American Wintun language of the region's Wintun peoples, Yo-la meaning snow-covered and Bo-li meaning high peak; and a reference to the Middle fork of the Eel River. [2] Elevations range from 2,700 feet (820 m) to a high point of 8,092 feet (2,466 m) at the summit of Mount Linn. [3]
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 State Recreation Area .
Some major tributaries of the mostly free-flowing river include Tenmile Creek, the East Branch South Fork Eel River near Benbow, and Hollow Tree Creek. The river drains 689 square miles (1,780 km 2) and is said to be the primary river supporting coho salmon in the state. This list of crossings of the river proceeds from mouth to its headwaters.
The South Fork Eel River Wilderness is a 12,868-acre (5,207 ha) [2] wilderness area located in Mendocino County, California.The wilderness was added to the National Wilderness Preservation System when the United States Congress passed the Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act in 2006 (Public Law 109-362).