Sixes River
| Sixes River | |
|---|---|
Near the river mouth | |
Location of the mouth of Sixes River in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Curry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Klamath Mountains |
| • location | near Sugarloaf Mountain, Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest |
| • coordinates | 42°51′12″N 124°09′18″W / 42.85333°N 124.15500°W |
| • elevation | 1,064 ft (324 m) |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | Cape Blanco |
• coordinates | 42°51′13″N 124°32′38″W / 42.85361°N 124.54389°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 31 mi (50 km) |
| Basin size | 134 sq mi (350 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 752 cu ft/s (21.3 m3/s) |
The Sixes River flows about 31 miles (50 km) through coastal forests in southwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains a rugged region of the Klamath Mountains along the Pacific north of Port Orford.
It rises in the mountains of northern Curry County, south of Sugarloaf Mountain in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest. It flows generally west, through Grassy Knob Wilderness and the small community of Sixes, and eventually enters the Pacific just north of Cape Blanco, the westernmost point in Oregon. The mouth of the river is along the coast in Cape Blanco State Park.