Redwood Creek (Humboldt County)
| Redwood Creek | |
|---|---|
Redwood Creek seen with a herd of Roosevelt Elk on its banks | |
Map of Redwood Creek basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Humboldt County |
| City | Orick |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Board Camp Mountain |
| • location | Redwood National Park |
| • coordinates | 40°42′21″N 123°42′14″W / 40.70583°N 123.70389°W |
| • elevation | 4,400 ft (1,300 m) |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | Orick |
• coordinates | 41°17′32″N 124°05′31″W / 41.29222°N 124.09194°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 61.8 mi (99.5 km), South-north |
| Basin size | 279 sq mi (720 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Orick, CA |
| • average | 1,006 cu ft/s (28.5 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 2.1 cu ft/s (0.059 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 50,500 cu ft/s (1,430 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Noisy Creek (Redwood Creek), Lupton Creek, Devils Creek, Bridge Creek (Redwood Creek) |
| • right | Bradford Creek, Minor Creek, Lacks Creek, Prairie Creek (California) |
Redwood Creek (Yurok: 'O'rekw 'We-Roy ) is a 61.8-mile (99.5 km) river in Humboldt County, California. The river's headwaters are in the Coast Range at about 5,000 feet (1,500 m) and it flows roughly northwest until it empties into the Pacific Ocean near the small town of Orick, the only development in the 280-square-mile (730 km2)-watershed.