South Fork Coquille River
| South Fork Coquille River | |
|---|---|
The lower tier of Coquille River Falls at low water | |
Location of the mouth of the South Fork Coquille River in Oregon | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| Region | Coos County |
| Cities | Powers, Broadbent, Myrtle Point |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Southern Oregon Coast Range |
| • location | Unnamed ridge, north of Mount Bolivar |
| • coordinates | 42°50′24″N 123°52′30″W / 42.84000°N 123.87500°W |
| • elevation | 3,501 ft (1,067 m) |
| Mouth | Coquille River |
• location | Myrtle Point |
• coordinates | 43°04′49″N 124°08′29″W / 43.08028°N 124.14139°W |
• elevation | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Length | 62.8 mi (101.1 km) |
| Basin size | 288 sq mi (750 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Powers |
| • average | 778 cu ft/s (22.0 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 7.2 cu ft/s (0.20 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 48,900 cu ft/s (1,380 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Johnson Creek, Salmon Creek, Dement Creek, Catching Creek |
| • right | Wooden Rock Creek, Coal Creek, Woodward Creek, Middle Fork Coquille River |
The South Fork Coquille River is the longest tributary of the Coquille River in coastal Oregon in the United States. From its headwaters in the Southern Oregon Coast Range, the river flows northwest to join the North Fork Coquille River at Myrtle Point, forming the main stem Coquille. The South Fork is about 63 miles (101 km) long, and its watershed drains roughly 288 square miles (750 km2) of rural Coos County.