North Fork Crooked River | |
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Location of the mouth of North Fork Crooked River in Oregon | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Crook |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Ochoco National Forest |
• location | Ochoco Mountains |
• coordinates | 44°14′05″N 120°12′51″W / 44.23472°N 120.21417°W / 44.23472; -120.21417[1] |
Mouth | Crooked River |
• location | between Post and Paulina |
• coordinates | 44°07′01″N 120°14′43″W / 44.11694°N 120.24528°W / 44.11694; -120.24528[1] |
Length | 46 mi (74 km)[2] |
Basin size | 323 sq mi (840 km2)[2] |
Discharge | |
• average | 368 cu ft/s (10.4 m3/s)[2] |
Type | Wild, Scenic, Recreational |
Designated | October 28, 1988 |
The North Fork Crooked River is a tributary, 46 miles (74 km) long, of the Crooked River in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] Beginning in the Ochoco National Forest and the Ochoco Mountains east of Prineville, it flows north, then east, then south-southwest to meet the larger stream between Post and Paulina. The confluence is 111 miles (179 km) upstream of where the Crooked River flows into the Deschutes River.[3]
In 1988, Congress added a large fraction of the river to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. About 12 miles (19 km) were designated "wild", about 8 miles (13 km) "scenic", and about 13 miles (21 km) "recreational".[4] About 8 miles (13 km) of the upper river flowing through Big Summit Prairie was excluded from the Wild Rivers designation. It is private land used as livestock pasture.[5]