Roaring River (Clackamas River tributary)
| Roaring River | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth of the Roaring River in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Clackamas County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | near Signal Buttes |
| • location | Cascade Range, Roaring River Wilderness, Mount Hood National Forest |
| • coordinates | 45°09′40″N 121°55′36″W / 45.16111°N 121.92667°W |
| • elevation | 4,391 ft (1,338 m) |
| Mouth | Clackamas River |
• coordinates | 45°09′29″N 122°07′02″W / 45.15806°N 122.11722°W |
• elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Length | 13.7 mi (22.0 km) |
| Basin size | 44 sq mi (110 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 170 cu ft/s (4.8 m3/s) |
| Type | Wild, Recreational |
| Designated | October 28, 1988 |
Roaring River is a 13.7-mile (22.0 km) tributary of the Clackamas River in Clackamas County, Oregon. Beginning near Signal Buttes on the western flank of the Cascade Range, the river flows generally west through parts of Mount Hood National Forest to meet the larger river 44 miles (71 km) from its mouth on the Willamette River.
The river's watershed generally overlaps the Roaring River Wilderness, a 36,500-acre (14,800 ha) federally protected area established in 2009. The area is off-limits to commercial logging and mechanized recreation though still open to fishing, camping, hunting, hiking, and many other activities.
The entire length of Roaring River was named part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 1988. Most of this was declared wild, though the last two-tenths of a mile were designated recreational.