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A sign in the Florence Old Town area denoting distances to other cities named "Florence" in North America. Florence is a coastal city in Lane County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies at the mouth of the Siuslaw River on the Pacific Ocean and about midway between Newport to the north and Coos Bay to the south along U.S. Route 101. As of ...
Overview of Oregon river drainage basins. This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, as well as sloughs and channels.
Entrance to the Siuslaw River Siuslaw River, south jetty Siusla River, north jetty Siuslaw jetties at low tide, July 31, 2022.. The Siuslaw jetties (/ s aɪ ˈ j uː s l ɔː / sy-YOO-slaw) [1] at Florence, Oregon, in the United States, are parallel rubble-mound structures at the entrance of the Siuslaw River, bounding the north and south banks and protecting the navigation channel.
The western terminus of OR 126 is in Florence at a junction with US 101, the main north–south route along the Oregon Coast.The junction is located north of downtown Florence near the municipal airport and the mouth of the Siuslaw River, which empties into the nearby Pacific Ocean.
The next major town is Florence on the Siuslaw River. The next stretch of US 101 (between Florence and Newport) closely follows the coastline, providing a wide view of the ocean. Towns between these two cities include Yachats, Waldport, and Seal Rock. Eventually, the highway crosses the Yaquina Bay Bridge into Newport.
Hood River Valley: Hood River County: Hood River: 23,137 (Hood River County 2015 est.) [1] Klamath Basin: Southern Klamath County: Klamath Falls, Altamont: 66,016 (Klamath County 2015 est.) [1] Also extends into California. Mount Hood Corridor: Clackamas County along U.S. 26: Government Camp, Mount Hood Village, Sandy: Not available Oregon Coast
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is located on the Oregon Coast, stretching approximately 40 miles (64 km) north of the Coos River in North Bend to the Siuslaw River in Florence, and adjoining Honeyman State Park on the west. It is part of Siuslaw National Forest and is administered by the United States Forest Service.
Seventy-seven rivers and creeks of at least 50 miles (80 km) in total length are the longest streams of the U.S. state of Oregon. All of these streams originate in the United States except the longest, the Columbia , which begins in the Canadian province of British Columbia and flows 1,249 miles (2,010 km) to the sea near Astoria .