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The South Fork Umatilla River is a tributary of the Umatilla River in Umatilla County in the U.S. state of Oregon.[2] Its headwaters lie in the Umatilla National Forest in the Blue Mountains of northeastern Oregon near Pileup Saddle and Black Mountain. The South Fork flows generally north between Goodman Ridge and Bobsled Ridge to meet the North Fork Umatilla River near Graves Butte. Together the forks form the main stem Umatilla.[4]

South Fork Umatilla River
Location of the mouth of the South Fork Umatilla River in Oregon
EtymologyNative American (Indian) name for the river[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyUmatilla
Physical characteristics
SourceBlue Mountains
  locationUmatilla National Forest
  coordinates45°35′44″N 118°13′07″W[2]
  elevation4,865 ft (1,483 m)[3]
MouthUmatilla River
  location
near Graves Butte
  coordinates
45°43′32″N 118°11′18″W[2]
  elevation
2,326 ft (709 m)[2]

Named tributaries of the South Fork from source to mouth are Shimmiehorn, Thomas, and Buck creeks, which all enter from the right. The North Fork also enters from the right.[4]

The Umatilla Forks Campground and Day Use Area lies near the confluence of the forks. Open from June through September, it has campsites, picnic tables, toilets, drinking water, and parking spaces.[5] Forest Road 32 runs along the lower river below the mouth of Thomas Creek.[4]


See also



References


  1. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 981. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. "South Fork Umatilla River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey (USGS). November 28, 1980. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
  3. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 20, 2015 via Acme Mapper.
  5. "Umatilla Forks Campground". United States Forest Service. Retrieved December 20, 2015.

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Il South Fork Umatilla River, letteralmente biforcazione Sud del fiume Umatilla, è un affluente del fiume Umatilla nella Contea di Umatilla nello stato dell'Oregon.[2] Il nome del fiume deriva dal nome che avevano dato i Nativi Americani.[3] Le sue sorgenti si trovano nella Foresta nazionale di Umatilla nelle Blue Mountains nella parte nord-orientale dell'Oregon, vicino Pileup Saddle e Black Mountain. Il South Fork Umatilla River scorre generalmente verso Nord tra Goodman Ridge e Bobsled Ridge per incontrare il North Fork Umatilla River vicino Graves Butte. I due corsi d'acqua si uniscono insieme a formare il corso principale del fiume Umatilla.[4]



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