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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Eel_River_(California)&params=40_38_29_N_124_18_44_W_type:river"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°38′29″N</span> <span class="longitude">124°18′44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.64139°N 124.31222°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.64139; -124.31222</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">River in northern California, United States</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Eel_River_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Eel River (disambiguation)">Eel River (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #CEDEFF;color: #202122;">Eel River</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:EelRiverHumboldt.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/EelRiverHumboldt.jpg/300px-EelRiverHumboldt.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/EelRiverHumboldt.jpg/450px-EelRiverHumboldt.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/EelRiverHumboldt.jpg/600px-EelRiverHumboldt.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2120" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The river near <a href="/wiki/Dyerville,_California" title="Dyerville, California">Dyerville, California</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eelrivermap.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Eelrivermap.png/300px-Eelrivermap.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Eelrivermap.png/450px-Eelrivermap.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Eelrivermap.png/600px-Eelrivermap.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="1000" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Map of the Eel River drainage basin</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CEDEFF;color: #202122;">Location</th></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data">California</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">County</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Humboldt_County,_California" title="Humboldt County, California">Humboldt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_California" title="Lake County, California">Lake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mendocino_County,_California" title="Mendocino County, California">Mendocino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trinity_County,_California" title="Trinity County, California">Trinity</a></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">City</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fortuna,_California" title="Fortuna, California">Fortuna</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CEDEFF;color: #202122;">Physical characteristics</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Source</th><td class="infobox-data">Pacific Coast Ranges</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="font-weight:normal"> • location</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Mendocino County, California</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="font-weight:normal"> • coordinates</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Eel_River_(California)&params=39_36_51_N_122_58_12_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°36′51″N</span> <span class="longitude">122°58′12″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.61417°N 122.97000°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.61417; -122.97000</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="font-weight:normal"> • elevation</span></th><td class="infobox-data">6,245 ft (1,903 m)<sup id="cite_ref-source_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-source-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/River_mouth" title="River mouth">Mouth</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Pacific Ocean</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:normal"> • location</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Humboldt County, California</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:normal"> • coordinates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Eel_River_(California)&params=40_38_29_N_124_18_44_W_type:river"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°38′29″N</span> <span class="longitude">124°18′44″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.64139°N 124.31222°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">40.64139; -124.31222</span></span></span></a></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:normal"> • elevation</div></th><td class="infobox-data">0 ft (0 m)</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">196 mi (315 km)<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Basin size</th><td class="infobox-data">3,684 sq mi (9,540 km<sup>2</sup>)<sup id="cite_ref-foter_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-foter-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="font-weight:normal"> • minimum</span></th><td class="infobox-data">10 cu ft/s (0.28 m<sup>3</sup>/s)</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="font-weight:normal"> • maximum</span></th><td class="infobox-data">935,800 cu ft/s (26,500 m<sup>3</sup>/s)</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CEDEFF;color: #202122;">Basin features</th></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Tributaries</th><td class="infobox-data"> </td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="font-weight:normal"> • left</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_RP2oWq.svg/40px-BSicon_RP2oWq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Alderpoint,_California" title="Alderpoint, California">Alderpoint</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RP2oWq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_RP2oWq.svg/20px-BSicon_RP2oWq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_RP2oWq.svg/30px-BSicon_RP2oWq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_RP2oWq.svg/40px-BSicon_RP2oWq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Fort_Seward,_California" title="Fort Seward, California">Fort Seward</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER3"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_WASSER3.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_WASSER3.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/BSicon_WASSER3.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER+1"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/BSicon_WASSER%2B1.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER%2B1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/BSicon_WASSER%2B1.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER%2B1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/BSicon_WASSER%2B1.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER%2B1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER+l"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_WASSER%2Bl.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER%2Bl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_WASSER%2Bl.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER%2Bl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_WASSER%2Bl.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER%2Bl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Branscomb,_California" title="Branscomb, California">Branscomb</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RYoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_RYoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RYoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_RYoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RYoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_RYoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RYoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="California 1.svg"><img alt="California 1.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/California_1.svg/16px-California_1.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/California_1.svg/25px-California_1.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/California_1.svg/33px-California_1.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="385" data-file-height="401" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_1" title="California State Route 1">SR 1</a> <a href="/wiki/Leggett,_California" title="Leggett, California">Leggett</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Standish-Hickey SRA </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2">Smithe Redwoods </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Confusion_Hill_Bridges" title="Confusion Hill Bridges">Confusion Hill</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Piercy,_California" title="Piercy, California">Piercy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Richardson_Grove_State_Park" title="Richardson Grove State Park">Richardson Grove</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Benbow_State_Recreation_Area" title="Benbow State Recreation Area">Benbow Lake</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Benbow,_California" title="Benbow, California">Benbow</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WABZg+r"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg/20px-BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg/30px-BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg/40px-BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/East_Branch_South_Fork_Eel_River" title="East Branch South Fork Eel River">East Branch South Fork</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Garberville,_California" title="Garberville, California">Garberville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RP2oWq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_RP2oWq.svg/20px-BSicon_RP2oWq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_RP2oWq.svg/30px-BSicon_RP2oWq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/BSicon_RP2oWq.svg/40px-BSicon_RP2oWq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Redway,_California" title="Redway, California">Redway</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Phillipsville,_California" title="Phillipsville, California">Phillipsville</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Miranda,_California" title="Miranda, California">Miranda</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Myers_Flat,_California" title="Myers Flat, California">Myers Flat</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Weott,_California" title="Weott, California">Weott</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WABZg+l"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg/20px-BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg/30px-BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg/40px-BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Bull_Creek_(Humboldt_County)" title="Bull Creek (Humboldt County)">Bull Creek</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="hKRZWaeq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/BSicon_hKRZWaeq.svg/20px-BSicon_hKRZWaeq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/BSicon_hKRZWaeq.svg/30px-BSicon_hKRZWaeq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/BSicon_hKRZWaeq.svg/40px-BSicon_hKRZWaeq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Pacific_Railroad" title="Northwestern Pacific Railroad">Northwestern Pacific Railroad</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WABZg+l"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg/20px-BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg/30px-BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg/40px-BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSERr"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_WASSERr.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSERr.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_WASSERr.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSERr.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BSicon_WASSERr.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSERr.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/South_Fork_Eel_River" title="South Fork Eel River">South Fork confluence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Redcrest,_California" title="Redcrest, California">Redcrest</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Shively,_California" title="Shively, California">Shively</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pepperwood,_California" title="Pepperwood, California">Pepperwood</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Stafford,_Humboldt_County,_California" title="Stafford, Humboldt County, California">Stafford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Scotia,_California" title="Scotia, California">Scotia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Scotia_Bluffs" title="Scotia Bluffs">Scotia Bluffs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RRoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/BSicon_RRoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RRoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg"><img alt="US 101 (1961 cutout).svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/20px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/30px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg/40px-US_101_%281961_cutout%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="448" data-file-height="384" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_in_California" title="U.S. Route 101 in California">US 101</a> <a href="/wiki/Rio_Dell,_California" title="Rio Dell, California">Rio Dell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WABZg+r"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg/20px-BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg/30px-BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg/40px-BSicon_WABZg%2Br.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Van_Duzen_River" title="Van Duzen River">Van Duzen River</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WASSER"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/20px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/30px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/BSicon_WASSER.svg/40px-BSicon_WASSER.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Fortuna,_California" title="Fortuna, California">Fortuna</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="RYoW1q"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_RYoW1q.svg/20px-BSicon_RYoW1q.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_RYoW1q.svg/30px-BSicon_RYoW1q.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/BSicon_RYoW1q.svg/40px-BSicon_RYoW1q.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="California 211.svg"><img alt="California 211.svg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/California_211.svg/19px-California_211.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="17" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/California_211.svg/29px-California_211.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/California_211.svg/38px-California_211.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="449" data-file-height="401" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_211" title="California State Route 211">SR 211</a> <a href="/wiki/Fernbridge_(bridge)" title="Fernbridge (bridge)">Fernbridge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WABZg+l"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg/20px-BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg/30px-BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg/40px-BSicon_WABZg%2Bl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Salt_River_(California)" title="Salt River (California)">Salt River</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="WDOCKSa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/BSicon_WDOCKSa.svg/20px-BSicon_WDOCKSa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/BSicon_WDOCKSa.svg/30px-BSicon_WDOCKSa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/BSicon_WDOCKSa.svg/40px-BSicon_WDOCKSa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RM_"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0 3px 0 0;"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td> </td> <td style="padding:0 0 0 3px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Eel River</b> (<a href="/wiki/Wiyot_language" title="Wiyot language">Wiyot</a>: <i>Wiya't</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cahto_language" title="Cahto language">Cahto</a>: <i>Taanchow</i>; <a href="/wiki/Northern_Pomo_language" title="Northern Pomo language">Northern Pomo</a>: <i>ch'idiyu</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a major river, about 196 miles (315 km) long, in northwestern <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>. The river and its tributaries form the third-largest <a href="/wiki/Drainage_basin" title="Drainage basin">watershed</a> entirely in California, draining a rugged area of 3,684 square miles (9,540 km<sup>2</sup>) in five counties. The river flows generally northward through the <a href="/wiki/California_Coast_Ranges" title="California Coast Ranges">Coast Ranges</a> west of the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Valley" title="Sacramento Valley">Sacramento Valley</a>, emptying into the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> about 10 miles (16 km) downstream from Fortuna and just south of <a href="/wiki/Humboldt_Bay" title="Humboldt Bay">Humboldt Bay</a>. The river provides <a href="/wiki/Groundwater_recharge" title="Groundwater recharge">groundwater recharge</a>, recreation, and industrial, agricultural and municipal water supply.<sup id="cite_ref-soc_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Eel River system is among the most dynamic in California because of the region's unstable geology and the influence of major Pacific storms. The <a href="/wiki/Discharge_(hydrology)" title="Discharge (hydrology)">discharge</a> is highly variable; average flows in January and February are over 100 times greater than in August and September.<sup id="cite_ref-NWIS_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWIS-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The river also carries the highest <a href="/wiki/Sediment_transport" title="Sediment transport">suspended sediment</a> load of any river of its size in the United States, in part due to the frequent <a href="/wiki/Landslide" title="Landslide">landslides</a> in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-Lisle_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lisle-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the river basin also supports abundant forests – including some of the world's largest trees in <i><a href="/wiki/Sequoia_sempervirens" title="Sequoia sempervirens">Sequoia sempervirens</a></i> (Coastal redwood) groves–and, historically, one of California's major <a href="/wiki/Salmon" title="Salmon">salmon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_trout" title="Rainbow trout">steelhead trout</a> runs. </p><p>The river basin was lightly populated by Native Americans before, and for decades after, the European settlement of California. The region remained little traveled until 1849, when <a href="/wiki/Josiah_Gregg" title="Josiah Gregg">Josiah Gregg</a> and his exploring party arrived in search of land for settlement. The river was named after they traded a frying pan to a group of <a href="/wiki/Wiyot" title="Wiyot">Wiyot</a> fishermen in exchange for a large number of <a href="/wiki/Pacific_lamprey" title="Pacific lamprey">Pacific lampreys</a>, which the explorers mistook for eels.<sup id="cite_ref-Bledsoe_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bledsoe-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 91">: 91 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bright_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bright-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Explorers' reports of the fertile and heavily timbered region attracted settlers to <a href="/wiki/Humboldt_Bay" title="Humboldt Bay">Humboldt Bay</a> and the Eel River Valley beginning in 1850. Starting in the late 19th century the Eel River supported a large salmon-canning industry which began to decline by the 1920s due to overfishing. The Eel River basin has also been a significant source of timber since the days of early settlement, and continues to support a major logging sector. The river valley was a major rail transport corridor for the <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Pacific_Railroad" title="Northwestern Pacific Railroad">Northwestern Pacific Railroad</a> beginning in 1914 and continuing throughout the 20th century, and also forms part of the route of the <a href="/wiki/US_Route_101" class="mw-redirect" title="US Route 101">Redwood Highway</a> (US Highway 101). </p><p>Since the early 20th century, the Eel River has been dammed in its headwaters to provide water, via <a href="/wiki/Interbasin_water_transfer" class="mw-redirect" title="Interbasin water transfer">interbasin transfer</a>, to parts of <a href="/wiki/Mendocino_County,_California" title="Mendocino County, California">Mendocino</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_County,_California" title="Sonoma County, California">Sonoma</a> Counties. During the 1950s and 1960s, there was great interest in building much larger dams in the Eel River system, in order to provide water for the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Water_Project" title="California State Water Project">State Water Project</a>. Although the damming would have relieved pressure on greater California's overburdened water systems, it stirred up decades of controversy, as some of the proposals made little economic sense and would have been detrimental to an ailing salmon run. The Eel was granted federal <a href="/wiki/Wild_and_Scenic_River" class="mw-redirect" title="Wild and Scenic River">Wild and Scenic River</a> status in 1981, formally making it off-limits to new dams.<sup id="cite_ref-Eel_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eel-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, logging, grazing, road-building, a burgeoning cannabis industry, and other human activities continue to significantly affect the watershed's ecology. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Course">Course</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Course"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eel River originates on the southern flank of 6,740-foot (2,050 m) Bald Mountain, in the Upper Lake Ranger District of the <a href="/wiki/Mendocino_National_Forest" title="Mendocino National Forest">Mendocino National Forest</a> in Mendocino County.<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The river flows south through a narrow canyon in <a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_California" title="Lake County, California">Lake County</a> before entering <a href="/wiki/Lake_Pillsbury" title="Lake Pillsbury">Lake Pillsbury</a>, the reservoir created by Scott Dam. Below the dam the river flows west, re-entering Mendocino County. At the small Cape Horn Dam about 15 miles (24 km) east of <a href="/wiki/Willits,_California" title="Willits, California">Willits</a>, water is diverted from the Eel River basin through a 1-mile (1.6 km) tunnel to the <a href="/wiki/East_Fork_Russian_River" title="East Fork Russian River">East Fork Russian River</a>, in a scheme known as the <a href="/wiki/Potter_Valley_Project" title="Potter Valley Project">Potter Valley Project</a>. </p><p>Below the dam the river turns north, flowing through a long, isolated valley, receiving <a href="/wiki/Outlet_Creek" title="Outlet Creek">Outlet Creek</a> from the west and then the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Fork_Eel_River" title="Middle Fork Eel River">Middle Fork Eel River</a> from the east at <a href="/wiki/Dos_Rios,_California" title="Dos Rios, California">Dos Rios</a>. About 20 miles (32 km) downstream, the <a href="/wiki/North_Fork_Eel_River" title="North Fork Eel River">North Fork Eel River</a>–draining one of the most rugged and remote portions of the watershed–joins from the east. Between the North and Middle Forks the <a href="/wiki/Round_Valley_Indian_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Round Valley Indian Reservation">Round Valley Indian Reservation</a> lies east of the Eel River. After this confluence the Eel flows briefly through southwestern <a href="/wiki/Trinity_County,_California" title="Trinity County, California">Trinity County</a>, past <a href="/wiki/Island_Mountain" title="Island Mountain">Island Mountain</a>, before entering <a href="/wiki/Humboldt_County,_California" title="Humboldt County, California">Humboldt County</a> near <a href="/wiki/Alderpoint,_California" title="Alderpoint, California">Alderpoint</a>. </p><p>The river cuts in a northwesterly direction across Humboldt County, past a number of small mountain communities including <a href="/wiki/Fort_Seward,_California" title="Fort Seward, California">Fort Seward</a>. The <a href="/wiki/South_Fork_Eel_River" title="South Fork Eel River">South Fork Eel River</a> joins from the west, near <a href="/wiki/Humboldt_Redwoods_State_Park" title="Humboldt Redwoods State Park">Humboldt Redwoods State Park</a> and the town of <a href="/wiki/Weott,_California" title="Weott, California">Weott</a>. Below the South Fork the Eel flows through a wider agricultural valley, past <a href="/wiki/Scotia,_California" title="Scotia, California">Scotia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rio_Dell,_California" title="Rio Dell, California">Rio Dell</a>, before receiving the <a href="/wiki/Van_Duzen_River" title="Van Duzen River">Van Duzen River</a> from the east. At Fortuna, the river turns west across the coastal plain and enters the Pacific via a large <a href="/wiki/Estuary" title="Estuary">estuary</a> in central Humboldt County, about 15 miles (24 km) south of <a href="/wiki/Eureka,_California" title="Eureka, California">Eureka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Pacific_Railroad" title="Northwestern Pacific Railroad">Northwestern Pacific Railroad</a> tracks follow the Eel River from Outlet Creek, about 7 miles (11 km) above <a href="/wiki/Dos_Rios,_California" title="Dos Rios, California">Dos Rios</a>, to Fortuna. The railroad has been out of service since 1998 due to concerns involving historically exorbitant maintenance costs versus the line's economic returns. <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101" title="U.S. Route 101">U.S. Route 101</a> runs along the South Fork Eel River and then the lower Eel River below the South Fork. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Discharge">Discharge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Discharge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Average flow of the Eel River varies widely due to its location, which places it more or less directly in the path of <a href="/wiki/Pineapple_Express" title="Pineapple Express">Pineapple Express</a>-type winter storms. In the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_climate" title="Mediterranean climate">Mediterranean climate</a> of its basin, almost all precipitation falls in the winter, and wet-season flows can be enormous, while the summer and early autumn provide only minimal precipitation, if any, causing the sometimes-mighty river to slow to a trickle. At its mouth, the Eel River produces an estimated annual runoff of 6.9 million acre-feet (8.5 km<sup>3</sup>) per year, or about 9,500 cu ft/s (270 m<sup>3</sup>/s).<sup id="cite_ref-Lisle_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lisle-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Eel's maximum recorded flow of 936,000 cu ft/s (26,500 m<sup>3</sup>/s) on December 23, 1964, was the largest peak discharge of any California river in recorded history, and one of the largest peaks recorded in the world relative to the size of its drainage basin. In contrast, during the dry months of July through September, the river achieves nearly zero flow.<sup id="cite_ref-Lisle_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lisle-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lowermost <a href="/wiki/United_States_Geological_Survey" title="United States Geological Survey">United States Geological Survey</a> (USGS) <a href="/wiki/Stream_gauge" title="Stream gauge">stream gauge</a> on the Eel where flow volume is measured is at <a href="/wiki/Scotia,_California" title="Scotia, California">Scotia</a>, where an annual mean of 7,309 cubic feet per second (207.0 m<sup>3</sup>/s), or 5.3 million acre-feet (6.5 km<sup>3</sup>) per year, was recorded between 1910 and 2012. This station measures runoff from an area of 3,113 square miles (8,060 km<sup>2</sup>), or 85 percent of the basin; however it does not include the flow of the Van Duzen River, which joins several miles downstream.<sup id="cite_ref-NWIS_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWIS-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Monthly average flows at Scotia range from 19,700 cu ft/s (560 m<sup>3</sup>/s) in January to 138 cu ft/s (3.9 m<sup>3</sup>/s) in September – a 143:1 difference. The annual means also experience huge variations, with a high of 12.5 million acre-feet (15.4 km<sup>3</sup>), or 17,300 cu ft/s (490 m<sup>3</sup>/s), in 1983, and a low of 410,000 acre-feet (0.51 km<sup>3</sup>), or 563 cu ft/s (15.9 m<sup>3</sup>/s), in 1977.<sup id="cite_ref-NWIS_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWIS-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reduction in flow occurs in part due to deliberate water diversion from the Eel to the <a href="/wiki/Russian_River_(California)" title="Russian River (California)">Russian River</a> watershed by the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Gas_and_Electric_Company" title="Pacific Gas and Electric Company">Pacific Gas and Electric Company's</a> <a href="/wiki/Potter_Valley_Project" title="Potter Valley Project">Potter Valley Project</a>, located to the south in <a href="/wiki/Mendocino_County_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mendocino County (California)">Mendocino County</a>. Although the effect on the total annual flow is negligible (only about 3 percent of the total flow of the Eel River) the impact is much larger during the dry season, when the Eel's already-low natural flows are further reduced by diversions. Since 2004 the dams used by the project have been required to provide additional flow to the Eel River during the dry season, primarily to mitigate the negative impacts the project has on fish populations. </p> <div class="center"> <p><b>Eel River monthly mean discharge at Scotia (cfs)<sup id="cite_ref-NWIS_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NWIS-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></b><br /> </p> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_08yacbmt9552ogdtpy9gxuvl1imkkc3"></map><img usemap="#timeline_08yacbmt9552ogdtpy9gxuvl1imkkc3" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/08yacbmt9552ogdtpy9gxuvl1imkkc3.png" /></div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Watershed">Watershed</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Watershed"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lake_Pillsbury.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Lake_Pillsbury.JPG/220px-Lake_Pillsbury.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Lake_Pillsbury.JPG/330px-Lake_Pillsbury.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Lake_Pillsbury.JPG/440px-Lake_Pillsbury.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2592" data-file-height="1944" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lake_Pillsbury" title="Lake Pillsbury">Lake Pillsbury</a> is formed by a dam built in 1921 near the headwaters of the Eel River.</figcaption></figure> <p>The Eel River drains an area of 3,684 square miles (9,540 km<sup>2</sup>), the third-largest watershed entirely in California, after those of the <a href="/wiki/San_Joaquin_River" title="San Joaquin River">San Joaquin River</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Salinas_River_(California)" title="Salinas River (California)">Salinas River</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Colorado_River" title="Colorado River">Colorado</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_River" title="Sacramento River">Sacramento</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Klamath_River" title="Klamath River">Klamath River</a> systems are larger, but their drainage areas extend into neighboring states as well. The Eel River system extends into five California counties: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_County,_California" title="Glenn County, California">Glenn</a>, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Trinity. The main stem traverses four counties, excepting Glenn. The majority of the watershed is located within Mendocino and Humboldt Counties. </p><p>The Eel's major tributaries–the North Fork, Middle Fork, South Fork and Van Duzen Rivers, drain 286 square miles (740 km<sup>2</sup>), 753 square miles (1,950 km<sup>2</sup>), 689 square miles (1,780 km<sup>2</sup>), and 420 square miles (1,100 km<sup>2</sup>), respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-Eel_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Eel-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Middle Fork drains the greatest area of all the tributaries, but the South Fork is longer, and carries the most water because of the higher rainfall in its basin. </p><p>The Eel River watershed is located entirely in the <a href="/wiki/California_Coast_Ranges" title="California Coast Ranges">California Coast Ranges</a>. The topography creates a general drainage pattern that runs from southeast to northwest, except in the Middle Fork basin and the Eel headwaters, where water flows from east to west. The watershed is bordered on the north by the basin of the <a href="/wiki/Mad_River_(California)" title="Mad River (California)">Mad River</a>, on the east by that of the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_River" title="Sacramento River">Sacramento River</a>, on the west by that of the <a href="/wiki/Mattole_River" title="Mattole River">Mattole River</a>, and on the south by those of the <a href="/wiki/Russian_River_(California)" title="Russian River (California)">Russian River</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ten_Mile_River_(California)" title="Ten Mile River (California)">Ten Mile River</a>. Major centers of population on the river include <a href="/wiki/Willits,_California" title="Willits, California">Willits</a>, <a href="/wiki/Garberville,_California" title="Garberville, California">Garberville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Redway,_California" title="Redway, California">Redway</a>, Scotia, <a href="/wiki/Rio_Dell,_California" title="Rio Dell, California">Rio Dell</a>, Fortuna, and <a href="/wiki/Ferndale,_California" title="Ferndale, California">Ferndale</a>. Minor communities include <a href="/wiki/Laytonville,_California" title="Laytonville, California">Laytonville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Branscomb,_California" title="Branscomb, California">Branscomb</a>, Cummings, <a href="/wiki/Leggett,_California" title="Leggett, California">Leggett</a>, Piercey, <a href="/wiki/Benbow,_California" title="Benbow, California">Benbow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phillipsville,_California" title="Phillipsville, California">Phillipsville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Myers_Flat,_California" title="Myers Flat, California">Myers Flat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shively,_California" title="Shively, California">Shively</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Pepperwood,_California" title="Pepperwood, California">Pepperwood</a>. The river's relatively large estuary and delta, which includes the <a href="/wiki/Salt_River_(California)" title="Salt River (California)">Salt River</a> tributary and related creeks, is located just one low ridge south from Humboldt Bay and 12 miles (19 km) south of <a href="/wiki/Eureka,_California" title="Eureka, California">Eureka</a>, the main city in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since the mid-19th century, logging activity in the watershed has loosened soil and destabilized aquifers, reducing the river's <a href="/wiki/Baseflow" title="Baseflow">base flow</a>, although the watershed is slowly recovering. Logging, grazing and other resource exploitation activities and their accompanying environmental changes have also increased the intensity of flood and drought.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-salmonids_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salmonids-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to 2011, the Eel River basin consisted of 65.1% forest, 12.2% <a href="/wiki/Shrubland" title="Shrubland">shrubland</a>, and 19.2% <a href="/wiki/Grassland" title="Grassland">grassland</a>, with just 1.9% agricultural and 0.2% developed urban. The human population of the watershed is about 32,000–less than 10 people per square mile (26/km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-Benke_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Benke-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 586">: 586 </span></sup> </p><p>In the 20th century, much of the watershed area was included under state parks and national forest, including <a href="/wiki/Six_Rivers_National_Forest" title="Six Rivers National Forest">Six Rivers National Forest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yolla_Bolly-Middle_Eel_Wilderness" class="mw-redirect" title="Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness">Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Humboldt_Redwoods_State_Park" title="Humboldt Redwoods State Park">Humboldt Redwoods State Park</a>. A total of 398 miles (641 km) of the Eel River and its major tributaries are protected under the <a href="/wiki/National_Wild_and_Scenic_Rivers" class="mw-redirect" title="National Wild and Scenic Rivers">National Wild and Scenic Rivers</a> system, with 97 miles (156 km) classed as wild, 28 miles (45 km) as scenic, and 273 miles (439 km) as recreational. About 155 miles (249 km) of the main stem are designated, from the mouth to a point just below <a href="/wiki/Cape_Horn_Dam" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Horn Dam">Cape Horn Dam</a>. The Middle Fork is also wild and scenic from its confluence with the Eel to the boundary of the Yolla Bolly–Middle Eel Wilderness. The South Fork is designated from its mouth to the Section Four Creek confluence, the North Fork from its mouth to Old Gilman Ranch, and the Van Duzen River from its mouth to <a href="/wiki/Dinsmore_Bridge" title="Dinsmore Bridge">Dinsmore Bridge</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geology">Geology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eel_River_sediment.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Eel_River_sediment.jpg/330px-Eel_River_sediment.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Eel_River_sediment.jpg/495px-Eel_River_sediment.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Eel_River_sediment.jpg/660px-Eel_River_sediment.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Sediment-laden water from the Eel River after winter storms – NASA satellite image, 2012</figcaption></figure> <p>Most of the Eel River watershed is underlain by sedimentary rock of the <a href="/wiki/Franciscan_Assemblage" class="mw-redirect" title="Franciscan Assemblage">Franciscan Assemblage</a> (or Complex), whose rocks date to the <a href="/wiki/Late_Jurassic" title="Late Jurassic">Late Jurassic</a> (161–146 million years ago).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Franciscan is part of a <a href="/wiki/Terrane" title="Terrane">terrane</a>, or crustal fragment, that originated at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Beginning several million years ago, tectonic forces shoved the Franciscan assemblage against the <a href="/wiki/North_American_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Plate">North American Plate</a>, pushing up the Coast Ranges.<sup id="cite_ref-HumboldtGeology_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HumboldtGeology-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Eel River basin is among the most seismically active areas in California, especially in the north (the river empties into the Pacific only several miles north of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Mendocino" title="Cape Mendocino">Cape Mendocino</a> near the <a href="/wiki/Mendocino_triple_junction" title="Mendocino triple junction">Mendocino triple junction</a>, which marks the northern end of the <a href="/wiki/San_Andreas_Fault" title="San Andreas Fault">San Andreas Fault</a> and produces frequent earthquakes due to the juncture of three <a href="/wiki/Tectonic_plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Tectonic plate">tectonic plates</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the western and northern portions of the Eel River watershed, soils eroded from the Franciscan assemblage are often sticky, clayey and highly unstable, creating a high risk of landslides.<sup id="cite_ref-HumboldtGeology_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HumboldtGeology-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This soil is often known as "<a href="/wiki/Blue_goo" title="Blue goo">blue goo</a>" because of its gray-blue color, soft, sticky texture, and its tendency to slip when saturated.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further inland and south, soils are well drained, although landslides are nevertheless common because of the high rainfall and steep slopes.<sup id="cite_ref-HumboldtGeology_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HumboldtGeology-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because of the mountainous topography, the only flat land in the Eel River watershed is along the larger river valleys, where <a href="/wiki/Stream_terrace" class="mw-redirect" title="Stream terrace">stream terraces</a> have been formed, and in the estuary region near the mouth of the river. Terraces were formed due to a combination of the high sediment load of the river system, and the rapid regional rate of geologic uplift (up to 13 feet (4.0 m) per 1000 years, as measured at Scotia Bluffs). The Eel's behavior of downcutting its own sediments has caused it to flow in a deeply incised channel, which can generally contain all but the largest floods.<sup id="cite_ref-salmonids_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salmonids-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The younger mountains in the north may be uplifting at a rate ten times faster than the headwater regions further south and east, which consist of much older rock. </p><p>The Eel River has the highest per-unit-area sediment yield of any river of comparable watershed size in the continental U.S., excluding those fed by active glacial or volcanic sources.<sup id="cite_ref-salmonids_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salmonids-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The estimated annual sediment load is 16 million <a href="/wiki/Short_ton" title="Short ton">short tons</a>, or an average of 4,458 tons per square mile (1,720 tons/km<sup>2</sup>).<sup id="cite_ref-Lisle_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lisle-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Flooding events have a large effect on the average amount of transported sediment: high water in the years 1969, 1983 and 1998 caused an annual sediment load 27 times greater than that of normal years.<sup id="cite_ref-CBRS_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBRS-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among rivers of the contiguous United States, only the <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_River" title="Mississippi River">Mississippi River</a> carries more sediment to the sea<sup id="cite_ref-CBRS_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBRS-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_River" title="Colorado River">Colorado River</a> historically transported more than the Eel as well, but most of its sediment is now trapped by dams). However, both the Mississippi and Colorado have lesser sediment yields relative to their drainage areas. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Native_Americans">Native Americans</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Native Americans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eel River basin has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years; some of the oldest concrete evidence of human habitation is at a <a href="/wiki/Petroglyph" title="Petroglyph">petroglyph</a> site near the upper Eel River discovered in 1913, which may be as old as 2500 years.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the first European colonizers arrived, the area was home to several indigenous peoples of the <a href="/wiki/Eel_River_Athapaskans" class="mw-redirect" title="Eel River Athapaskans">Eel River Athapaskan</a> group, with at least four groups identified by dialects: Nongatl and Sinkyone in the north, and Lassik and Wailaki in the middle and south parts of the basin.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The upper valley was home to the <a href="/wiki/Yuki_people" title="Yuki people">Interior Yuki</a> (the Huchnom), with the river and its tributaries frequented by <a href="/wiki/Northern_Pomo_language" title="Northern Pomo language">Northern</a> and <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_Pomo_language" title="Northeastern Pomo language">Northeastern Pomo</a> fishing groups.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eel_River_CA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Eel_River_CA.jpg/220px-Eel_River_CA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Eel_River_CA.jpg/330px-Eel_River_CA.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Eel_River_CA.jpg/440px-Eel_River_CA.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>The lower Eel River in May</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_arrival">European arrival</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: European arrival"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first westerner to enter the Eel River was <a href="/wiki/Sebasti%C3%A1n_Vizca%C3%ADno" title="Sebastián Vizcaíno">Sebastián Vizcaíno</a>, sailing on behalf of <a href="/wiki/Philip_III_of_Spain" title="Philip III of Spain">Philip III of Spain</a>, seeking a mythical northwest passage described in secret papers as being at the latitude of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Mendocino" title="Cape Mendocino">Cape Mendocino</a>. Vizcaíno sailed into the mouth of the Eel in January 1603 where instead of the cultured city of Quivera the papers had described, the men encountered native people they described as "uncultured."<sup id="cite_ref-Fradkin1995_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fradkin1995-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 170–171">: 170–171 </span></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Settlement_in_the_19th_century">Settlement in the 19th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Settlement in the 19th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eel River was named in 1849 at the dawn of the <a href="/wiki/California_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="California Gold Rush">California Gold Rush</a> by an exploring party led by <a href="/wiki/Josiah_Gregg" title="Josiah Gregg">Josiah Gregg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bledsoe_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bledsoe-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 75–94">: 75–94 </span></sup> Except for Gregg, who was a physician, naturalist and explorer, the remainder of the party were miners from a temporary camp on the <a href="/wiki/Trinity_River_(California)" title="Trinity River (California)">Trinity River</a> at <a href="/wiki/Helena,_California" title="Helena, California">Helena</a>. The party took months to travel overland by an extremely arduous route from Helena to the Pacific Ocean between November and December 1849, when they are credited with the rediscovery of Humboldt Bay by land. The bay had been seen by earlier Spanish and Russian explorers but never settled. After camping and restocking at Humboldt Bay, they traveled to <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> to report their discovery. They crossed the Eel River on their way south where they traded a broken frying pan to the local fishermen in exchange for a large number of Pacific lamprey, which they mistook for eels.<sup id="cite_ref-Bledsoe_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bledsoe-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 75–94">: 75–94 </span></sup> They named the Van Duzen River after James Van Duzen, a member of the expedition. The party split in two and the survivors returned to San Francisco from whence ships left to settle Humboldt Bay in early 1850, bringing lumber and supplies from San Francisco. One ship sailed up the Eel River and became trapped. In the hurry to be first into Humboldt Bay, they dragged a longboat through the sloughs on the north side of the Eel River's mouth to the waters of the bay, where they were met by members of the <i>Laura Virginia</i> party.<sup id="cite_ref-Bledsoe_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bledsoe-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 51">: 51 </span></sup> </p><p>Many of the people who settled in this region were prospectors from the Gold Rush who did not manage to find gold. Although most of the early settlements were made along the coast, some people spread south into the Eel River valley, which offered fertile soils along with other abundant natural resources. However, the settlers also faced conflict as they pushed deeper into Native American lands. American negotiator Colonel <a href="/wiki/Redick_McKee" title="Redick McKee">Reddick McKee</a>'s treaty would have given the Indians a large reservation around the mouth of the Eel, but the treaties were never ratified.<sup id="cite_ref-Hittell_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hittell-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 916">: 916 </span></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Raphael1993_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Raphael1993-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> American settlements were made along the flat terraces of the Eel, near the confluence with the Van Duzen River and toward the mouth of the river where there was more arable land than the steep upper canyons. Most of these areas were appropriated for agriculture and grazing land. Salmon canneries flourished on the lower Eel between the 1870s and the 1920s, and declined thereafter because of decreasing runs caused by overfishing and other manmade environmental changes. Logging companies also took hundreds of millions of board feet of timber from the basin, which were floated down the Eel River to the estuary. Because the Eel River's twists and turns made it difficult to float the large redwood logs, the timber was cut into smaller rectangular "cants" to make them more manageable.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 28">: 28 </span></sup> In 1884 the <a href="/wiki/Eel_River_and_Eureka_Railroad" title="Eel River and Eureka Railroad">Eel River and Eureka Railroad</a> began shipping lumber from the Eel River estuary to the port at Humboldt Bay, where the logs were loaded onto ships bound for San Francisco.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of the Potter Valley or Eel River Project, a pair of dams were built across the upper reaches of the Eel beginning in 1906 to divert water to the more populous but smaller Russian River drainage area to the south, resulting in a much higher flow in the smaller river and a decreased flow in the upper Eel during certain seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although located near the headwaters, these dams can cause a significant reduction of the flow of the lower Eel River because much of the river's summer flow originates from the mountains above Lake Pillsbury. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fernbridge.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Fernbridge.JPG/260px-Fernbridge.JPG" decoding="async" width="260" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Fernbridge.JPG/390px-Fernbridge.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Fernbridge.JPG/520px-Fernbridge.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2048" /></a><figcaption>The concrete arch Fernbridge is the first bridge to span the Eel above its mouth.</figcaption></figure><p>In 1910 noted American engineer <a href="/wiki/John_B._Leonard" title="John B. Leonard">John B. Leonard</a> designed <a href="/wiki/Fernbridge_(bridge)" title="Fernbridge (bridge)">Fernbridge</a>, a 1,320 feet (400 m) all-concrete arched bridge at the site of the earlier Singley's Ferry crossing.<sup id="cite_ref-NRHS_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NRHS-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Completed in 1911, and now listed on the National Historic Register, Fernbridge is the last major crossing before the Eel arrives at the Pacific Ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-USGS_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USGS-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last crossing before the Pacific Ocean is at Cock Robin Island Road a few miles to the west of Fernbridge. Later, the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Highway_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Coast Highway (California)">Pacific Coast Highway</a> would be constructed along the South Fork and along the Eel River downriver of the South Fork. </p><p>In 1914, after seven years of construction, the Northwestern Pacific Railroad completed a rail line running along much of the Eel River as an important transportation link connecting Eureka and the many small towns along the Eel River valley to the national rail network. The railroad had the ignominious distinction of being the most expensive (per mile) ever built at the time: it traversed some of the most rugged and unstable topography in California, with 30 tunnels in a 95-mile (153 km) stretch. The ceremonial driving of the golden spike at Cain Rock was delayed by flooding and subsequent landslide damage to the rail line in October 1914.<sup id="cite_ref-railroad_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-railroad-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1950s, interest grew in damming the Eel River system to provide water for central and southern California. After a damaging flood in 1955, these dams also received support for potential flood-control benefits. The <a href="/wiki/U.S._Bureau_of_Reclamation" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Bureau of Reclamation">U.S. Bureau of Reclamation</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Army Corps of Engineers">U.S. Army Corps of Engineers</a> proposed a series of dams on the river and its tributaries, the largest of which was the enormous Dos Rios Dam near the confluence with the Middle Fork, which would provide water for the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Water_Project" title="California State Water Project">California State Water Project</a> and control flooding.<sup id="cite_ref-Simon_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simon-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Water would be diverted through a 40-mile (64 km) tunnel to the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Valley" title="Sacramento Valley">Sacramento Valley</a>, where it would join the water flowing down the Sacramento River to the <a href="/wiki/California_Aqueduct" title="California Aqueduct">California Aqueduct</a> pumps in the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento%E2%80%93San_Joaquin_River_Delta" title="Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta">Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta</a>. The proposal was defeated with public initiative by the early 1970s, to protect the remaining relatively wild rivers in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-Simon_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simon-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>, governor of California at the time, refused to approve the project.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The proposed reservoir would have flooded the <a href="/wiki/Round_Valley_Indian_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Round Valley Indian Reservation">Round Valley Indian Reservation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Reisner_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reisner-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 199">: 199 </span></sup> </p><p>In 1964, a severe <a href="/wiki/Pineapple_Express" title="Pineapple Express">Pineapple Express</a> event known as <a href="/wiki/Christmas_Flood_of_1964" class="mw-redirect" title="Christmas Flood of 1964">"The '64 Flood"</a> brought heavy rains to coastal northern California.<sup id="cite_ref-Lucia_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lucia-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Eel River drainage area was directly in the storm's path. With no major dams to control its flow, the main Eel reached a peak of 936,000 cu ft/s (26,500 m<sup>3</sup>/s), with 200,000 cu ft/s (5,700 m<sup>3</sup>/s) from the South Fork alone. Ten towns were obliterated with dozens of others damaged; at least 20 bridges were destroyed, and some were never rebuilt.<sup id="cite_ref-Lucia_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lucia-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The heavy damage was due not only to the water, but to the huge amount of sediment and debris swept down the river, including millions of board feet of timber. The deepest flood waters were nearly 70 feet (21 m) above the normal river level. Several thousand people were left homeless by the floods and over 4,000 head of livestock died.<sup id="cite_ref-Lucia_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lucia-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The large storms of the mid-20th century, along with the ecological changes from logging and grazing activities, almost wiped out the river's salmon run. Due to huge earth-flows caused by the record rain in 1964, 105 million tons of sediment were carried down the Eel River between December 21–23 as measured at Scotia–more than in the previous eight years combined. This sediment scoured away or buried spawning grounds for salmon and steelhead trout, causing the populations of these fish to drop to dangerous levels by the mid-1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-soc_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The flooding was also deleterious to rail service through the Eel River canyon. After the 1964 flood, much of the topography in the Eel River drainage has been permanently transfigured, and landslides occur more often, frequently damaging local road and rail infrastructure. In 1998, after another large flood in the winter of 1996–1997 washed out sections of the line, the Northwestern Pacific became the first railroad to be shut down by the federal government for safety reasons. Although the portion south of Willits was reopened in 2006, the section between Willits and <a href="/wiki/Samoa,_California" title="Samoa, California">Samoa</a>, which includes the entire Eel River portion of the tracks, is unlikely to ever be returned to service.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ecology">Ecology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rockefeller_Forest_Sequoia_sempervirens.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Rockefeller_Forest_Sequoia_sempervirens.jpg/260px-Rockefeller_Forest_Sequoia_sempervirens.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="195" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Rockefeller_Forest_Sequoia_sempervirens.jpg/390px-Rockefeller_Forest_Sequoia_sempervirens.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Rockefeller_Forest_Sequoia_sempervirens.jpg/520px-Rockefeller_Forest_Sequoia_sempervirens.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The Eel River watershed is known for its abundant redwoods, such as these in Humboldt Redwoods State Park near the confluence of the South Fork.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Plants">Plants</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Plants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eel River watershed lies within the Oregon and Northern California Coastal freshwater <a href="/wiki/Ecoregion" title="Ecoregion">ecoregion</a>, which is characterized by temperate coniferous forests consisting largely of <a href="/wiki/Douglas_fir" title="Douglas fir">Douglas fir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_hemlock" class="mw-redirect" title="Western hemlock">western hemlock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The watershed also contains many stands of <a href="/wiki/Sequoioideae" title="Sequoioideae">Redwood</a> that are among the largest such trees in California. In the Eel River basin, redwoods can be found further inland than other parts of the northern California coast because of the wide lower valley of the river, which acts as a funnel conducting moist air eastward from the coast. However, redwood groves are still most common in the drainage area of the South Fork Eel River, which lies closest to the Pacific.<sup id="cite_ref-LEED_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LEED-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Animals">Animals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Animals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aquatic mammals include <a href="/wiki/North_American_beaver" title="North American beaver">beaver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Muskrat" title="Muskrat">muskrat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raccoon" title="Raccoon">raccoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_American_river_otter" title="North American river otter">river otter</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mink" title="Mink">mink</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Benke_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Benke-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 586">: 586 </span></sup> Beavers are confirmed in <a href="/wiki/Outlet_Creek" title="Outlet Creek">Outlet Creek</a> (tributary to main stem Eel north of Willits), but may occur in other areas as well.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That beaver were once native to the Eel River watershed is supported by the name of a tributary of the Middle Fork Eel River, Beaver Creek.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cyanobacteria" title="Cyanobacteria">Cyanobacteria</a> grow in the river, and are suspected as the cause of death in fourteen dogs in the Eel River, Van Duzen River, or Big Lagoon between 2004 and 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Salmon_and_steelhead">Salmon and steelhead</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Salmon and steelhead"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eel River supports runs of multiple <a href="/wiki/Anadromous_fish" class="mw-redirect" title="Anadromous fish">anadromous fishes</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chinook_salmon" title="Chinook salmon">Chinook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coho_salmon" title="Coho salmon">coho salmon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steelhead" title="Steelhead">steelhead</a> (rainbow trout) and <a href="/wiki/Coastal_cutthroat_trout" title="Coastal cutthroat trout">coastal cutthroat trout</a> among the major species. In its natural state, it was the third-largest salmon- and steelhead-producing river system in California, with over a million fish spawning annually, after the Sacramento and <a href="/wiki/Klamath_River" title="Klamath River">Klamath rivers</a>. The annual chinook salmon run was estimated at 100,000–800,000, coho at 50,000–100,000, and steelhead may have numbered as high as 100,000–150,000.<sup id="cite_ref-salmonids_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salmonids-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>About 22,000 years ago, a massive landslide off Nefus Peak dammed the Eel River near <a href="/wiki/Alderpoint,_California" title="Alderpoint, California">Alderpoint</a> to a height of 460 feet (140 m). A 30-mile (48 km)-long lake formed behind the barrier. Sediment deposits indicate the lake may have persisted for as many as several thousand years, which is highly unusual considering the easily eroded rock of the region and the unstable nature of <a href="/wiki/Landslide_dam" title="Landslide dam">landslide dams</a> in general.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dam blocked access to steelhead trout spawning grounds in the upper Eel River, causing the summer and winter runs to interbreed. Thus, there is an unusually high genetic similarity between summer-run and winter-run steelhead in the Eel River system, in contrast to other rivers in the <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">Western United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Human impacts have led to a dramatic decline of salmon and steelhead populations in the Eel River system. Large-scale commercial fishing began in the 1850s, with multiple canneries on the Eel River operating into the early to mid 1900s. Between 1857 and 1921, canning operations took an estimated 93,000 fish per year, with a peak of 600,000 fish in 1877.<sup id="cite_ref-salmonids_16-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salmonids-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the 1890s, fish populations had already recorded a precipitous decline.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Logging and grazing, which expose formerly forested land as bare ground, have had even greater impact on the populations of these fish. Due to the mountainous terrain and heavy precipitation in the Eel River watershed, <a href="/wiki/Erosion" title="Erosion">erosion</a> rates are particularly high.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Much of the anadromous fish spawning habitat in the river system was covered by sediment or blocked by debris jams. Record flooding in 1955 and 1964, which destroyed or damaged large amounts of habitat along the Eel and its tributaries, was generally regarded as the final blow.<sup id="cite_ref-salmonids_16-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salmonids-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the 1964 flood, chinook salmon populations plunged to fewer than 10,000 per year.<sup id="cite_ref-salmonids_16-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salmonids-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Anadromous fish populations have continued to decline since the 1960s; in 2010, only 3,500 salmon and steelhead returned to the river to spawn.<sup id="cite_ref-salmonids_16-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salmonids-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, with better land management practices in the watershed, salmon and steelhead runs have shown signs of recovery. In late 2012, high water in the Eel River attracted a run of over 30,000 fish, the largest on record since 1958.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2012, runs have fluctuated. While improved from the low point of 3,500 at the beginning of the decade, the runs have yet to again reach the high mark of over 30,000. From 2013 to 2014, 2016 to 2017 were between 15,000 and 25,000 while 2015, and 2018 to 2019 were between 9,000 and 15,000.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_fishes">Other fishes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Other fishes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The river provides wildlife habitat for preservation of <a href="/wiki/Rare_species" title="Rare species">rare</a> and <a href="/wiki/Endangered_species" title="Endangered species">endangered species</a> including warm and cold freshwater habitat for fish migration and spawning.<sup id="cite_ref-soc_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soc-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The river and its tributaries support at least 15 species of native freshwater fish. Major species include <a href="/wiki/Pacific_lamprey" title="Pacific lamprey">Pacific lamprey</a>, <i>Entosphenus tridentatus</i>, formerly <i>Lampetra tridentata</i>, <a href="/wiki/Catostomus" title="Catostomus">Sacramento sucker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Threespine_stickleback" class="mw-redirect" title="Threespine stickleback">threespine stickleback</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pacific_staghorn_sculpin" title="Pacific staghorn sculpin">Pacific staghorn sculpin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coastrange_sculpin" title="Coastrange sculpin">Coastrange sculpin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cottus_asper" class="mw-redirect" title="Cottus asper">prickly sculpin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Benke_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Benke-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At least 16 species of non-native fish have been introduced to the river system.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The non-native <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_pikeminnow" title="Sacramento pikeminnow">Sacramento pikeminnow</a> is present; it competes with and preys on young salmonids.<sup id="cite_ref-salmonids_16-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-salmonids-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SacMinnow_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SacMinnow-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Eel River has never contained true eels, but is named for the Pacific lamprey, an eel-shaped parasite that attaches itself to other fish during its ocean life-cycle. Like salmon and steelhead, lampreys are <a href="/wiki/Anadromous" class="mw-redirect" title="Anadromous">anadromous</a>, meaning they live part of their life in the ocean but return to fresh water to spawn. They are <a href="/wiki/Cyclostomata" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyclostomata">Cyclostomes</a> (Circle mouths), a primitive fish-like creature, and are not related to eels.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eel_River_estuary">Eel River estuary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Eel River estuary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Eel River forms a 7-mile (11 km) long <a href="/wiki/Estuary" title="Estuary">estuary</a> west of Fortuna, which has been identified as one of the most important and sensitive estuaries on the West Coast. The estuary consists of some 8,700 acres (3,500 ha) of tidal flats, perennial and seasonal wetlands, connected by 75 miles (121 km) of river channels and tidal <a href="/wiki/Slough_(hydrology)" title="Slough (hydrology)">sloughs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About 1,550 acres (630 ha) consist of undeveloped wetlands while 5,500 acres (2,200 ha) have been converted to agriculture.<sup id="cite_ref-estuary_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-estuary-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The estuary is the third-largest coastal wetland region in California, after the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento%E2%80%93San_Joaquin_River_Delta" title="Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta">Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Salinas_River_(California)" title="Salinas River (California)">Salinas River</a> estuaries in central California, forming an important habitat for various species of shorebirds, fish and mammals such as <a href="/wiki/North_American_river_otter" title="North American river otter">river otters</a> and <a href="/wiki/Harbor_seal" title="Harbor seal">harbor seals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-estuary_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-estuary-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> About 1,100 acres (450 ha) of the estuary are protected as the Eel River Estuary Preserve.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Eel River estuary is recognized for protection by the <a href="/wiki/California_Bays_and_Estuaries_Policy" title="California Bays and Estuaries Policy">California Bays and Estuaries Policy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-swrcb_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swrcb-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018 <a href="/wiki/California_Trout" title="California Trout">CalTrout</a>, along with other partners, announced they had received a grant of over $5M to revive the degraded estuary. The site of the project is the Eel River Estuary Preserve, formerly known as Connick Ranch. <a href="/wiki/The_Wildlands_Conservancy" title="The Wildlands Conservancy">The Wildlands Conservancy</a> acquired the land in 2008 with the goal of restoring the wetland system and provide public access to the scenic area.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="River_modifications">River modifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: River modifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two <a href="/wiki/Hydroelectricity" title="Hydroelectricity">hydroelectric</a> <a href="/wiki/Dam" title="Dam">dams</a> on the Eel: 130-foot (40 m) Scott Dam, which forms Lake Pillsbury, and 50-foot (15 m) <a href="/wiki/Cape_Horn_Dam" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Horn Dam">Cape Horn Dam</a>, which forms <a href="/wiki/Van_Arsdale_Reservoir" class="mw-redirect" title="Van Arsdale Reservoir">Van Arsdale Reservoir</a> just north of <a href="/wiki/Potter_Valley,_California" title="Potter Valley, California">Potter Valley</a>. At Cape Horn Dam, the majority of the water is diverted through a tunnel and hydroelectric plant, and then to the headwaters of the Russian River in Potter Valley and is known as the Potter Valley Project. Originally conceived in the late 1800s and built between 1906 and 1922, the project provides about 159,000 acre-feet (0.196 km<sup>3</sup>) of additional water for the Russian River system for about 500,000 people in Mendocino and <a href="/wiki/Sonoma_County,_California" title="Sonoma County, California">Sonoma</a> Counties.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Potter Valley Project has been argued by environmental groups to have significant impacts on the <a href="/wiki/Salmonidae" title="Salmonidae">salmonid</a> (Chinook and coho salmon and steelhead) populations of the basin.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although dam operators are required to maintain certain flows below the diversion during the dry season, these flows can be cut during exceptionally dry years, preventing salmonids from reaching certain spawning streams in the Eel River basin.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Project water is disproportionately important to salmonids in the Eel River system as a whole because the water released from the bottom of Scott Dam is the only cold water available in the basin during the dry season. During July, August and September, temperatures in the lower Eel River occasionally hit 85 °F (29 °C) or higher, creating fatal conditions for these fish. </p><p>In 1983, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Energy_Regulatory_Commission" title="Federal Energy Regulatory Commission">Federal Energy Regulatory Commission</a> relicensed the project under the condition that more water be provided to the Eel River during the dry season and less be diverted to the Russian River basin. Dam releases are now timed to mimic natural flows in the Eel River system. Occasional large "blocks" of water are also released from Scott Dam to help juvenile salmonids migrate to the sea before temperatures in the lower river become unsuitable for their passage.<sup id="cite_ref-Graziani_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graziani-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These conditions were revised in 2004, when stricter minimum release standards were established. In combination with drought in the early 21st century, average diversions through the project have decreased by about 69,000 acre-feet (0.085 km<sup>3</sup>) for the period 2004 through 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2013, due to record low levels of water in the Eel River and the associated dammed lakes, levels of fish and lampreys in the rivers were at lowest recorded levels, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company sought to have <a href="/wiki/Federal_Energy_Regulatory_Commission" title="Federal Energy Regulatory Commission">FERC</a> change their operating license to permit even lower releases of water to the Eel until the drought eases.<sup id="cite_ref-Graziani_65-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graziani-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Under current agreements, the dams must release at least 100 cubic feet per second (2.8 m<sup>3</sup>/s) beginning every year on December 1 to aid salmon migration.<sup id="cite_ref-Graziani_65-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Graziani-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The federal United Western Investigation study in 1951 proposed multiple large dams on the wild North Coast rivers of California, including the Eel River. These dams would have been far bigger than those of the Potter Valley Project, and would create some of the largest reservoirs in California. The Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation both sought to build dams in the Eel River system which, starting in the 1960s was targeted as a potential new source for the California State Water Project.<sup id="cite_ref-Seckler_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Seckler-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 272">: 272 </span></sup> Major dams proposed in the watershed included ones at English Ridge, Bell Springs and Sequoia (Alderpoint) on the main stem, and the infamous Dos Rios on the Middle Fork. Dos Rios Dam would have flooded 110,000 acres (45,000 ha) of Mendocino County, creating a reservoir of 7.5 million acre-feet (9.3 km<sup>3</sup>)–the largest in California, at nearly twice the size of <a href="/wiki/Shasta_Lake" title="Shasta Lake">Shasta Lake</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Simon_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simon-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 136">: 136 </span></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:South_section_large.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/South_section_large.jpg/570px-South_section_large.jpg" decoding="async" width="570" height="366" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/South_section_large.jpg/855px-South_section_large.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/South_section_large.jpg/1140px-South_section_large.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="963" /></a><figcaption>Map showing a 1964 proposal for dams and diversions on the Eel River and other North Coast streams. Dos Rios Dam has been scaled down in this proposal so as to not flood Round Valley (dotted outline), but most of the major components are clearly displayed.</figcaption></figure> <p>Water would have been diverted from English Ridge north to Dos Rios and through a 40-mile (64 km) tunnel to the <a href="/wiki/Offstream_reservoir" class="mw-redirect" title="Offstream reservoir">offstream</a> Glenn-Colusa reservoir in the Sacramento Valley, from which the water would travel by canal to the Sacramento River. An alternate proposal would have sent the water south from Dos Rios, through English Ridge and then a tunnel to <a href="/wiki/Clear_Lake_(California)" title="Clear Lake (California)">Clear Lake</a>, from which the water would flow down <a href="/wiki/Cache_Creek_(Sacramento_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cache Creek (Sacramento River)">Cache Creek</a> to the Sacramento River.<sup id="cite_ref-Simon_36-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simon-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 147">: 147 </span></sup> From the beginning, these dams were heavily contested by local residents as well as by environmental groups seeking the protection of California's remaining wild rivers. </p><p>The great floods of 1955 and 1964 brought renewed interest in building large dams on the Eel River, especially in the case of the Army Corps of Engineers, which attempted to justify the construction of Dos Rios for flood control. However, among all the proposed dams on the Eel River, Dos Rios would have the lowest impact on flood control–a fact that the Army Corps took great pains to conceal, by exaggerating its economic justifications for the dam.<sup id="cite_ref-Simon_36-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Simon-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 146">: 146 </span></sup> When exposed, this would end up becoming the "Achilles' heel of the project".<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, the Bureau insisted that its first priority–English Ridge–should receive the first federal funding. As <a href="/wiki/Marc_Reisner" title="Marc Reisner">Marc Reisner</a> describes in <i><a href="/wiki/Cadillac_Desert" title="Cadillac Desert">Cadillac Desert</a></i> (1986), "The feuding agencies were about to lock horns and starve over the first two dams on their priority list." By 1969, a strong opposition movement had formed, led by a Round Valley rancher named Richard Wilson, who had studied hydrology at <a href="/wiki/Dartmouth_College" title="Dartmouth College">Dartmouth College</a>. Wilson calculated that Dos Rios would have reduced the 35-foot (11 m) flood crest of the 1964 flood at Fort Seward by less than a foot (0.3 m).<sup id="cite_ref-Reisner_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reisner-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 194">: 194 </span></sup> Governor Ronald Reagan formally refused to authorize the project.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite Reagan's veto, the door to Eel River dams technically remained open. In early 1972, California state senator <a href="/wiki/Peter_H._Behr" title="Peter H. Behr">Peter H. Behr</a> introduced a measure to create a state wild and scenic rivers system, which would protect many undeveloped North Coast rivers, including the Eel, from future damming. In the same year, senator <a href="/wiki/Randolph_Collier" title="Randolph Collier">Randolph Collier</a> proposed a measure that would block dams in the Klamath and Trinity Rivers but "permitted 'planning' for dams on the Eel River. Conservationists saw this as a backdoor attempt to resurrect Dos Rios Dam and endorsed the Behr bill."<sup id="cite_ref-Cannon_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cannon-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 313">: 313 </span></sup> Collier's bill was supported by powerful agricultural interests in the Central Valley on the then-"dubious claim" that they would need the water from these rivers in the future. After the state legislature approved both bills, the final decision fell to Reagan, who signed the Behr bill, again in favor of the conservationists. However, Behr had been forced to compromise in order to get his bill approved from the state; as signed, it would only place a 12-year <a href="/wiki/Moratorium_(law)" title="Moratorium (law)">moratorium</a> on planning for dams in the Eel River system.<sup id="cite_ref-Cannon_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cannon-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 315">: 315 </span></sup> </p><p>Over the next several years, Reagan continued lobbying for increased protection of the Eel River system. In 1979, he requested the North Coast rivers be added to the National Wild and Scenic system. In 1981, well before Behr's moratorium expired, Secretary of the Interior <a href="/wiki/Cecil_Andrus" title="Cecil Andrus">Cecil Andrus</a> granted federal protection to the Eel River system and 1,235 miles (1,988 km) of streams along the North Coast, succeeding state legislation and placing the river permanently off limits to new dams.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 175">: 175 </span></sup> </p><p>In November 2023, PG&E "filed an application to federal regulators" to demolish their two dams on the Eel.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Deconstruction could begin as early as 2028, pending approvals.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The dam projects have become unviable due to higher maintenance, reduced water flow as allowed by changed regulations, and seismic risks to the dams.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_72-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recreation">Recreation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The four forks of the Eel and their tributaries provide opportunities for <a href="/wiki/Whitewater_kayaking" title="Whitewater kayaking">whitewater kayaking</a> and rafting on their upper sections. There is a 12-mile (19 km) <a href="/wiki/International_Scale_of_River_Difficulty" class="mw-redirect" title="International Scale of River Difficulty">class IV–V run</a> between the Scott and Van Arsdale dams. A popular run is from Dos Rios to Alderpoint with Class II–III rapids, taking three to four days to run, depending on how many side tributaries are explored. From Alderpoint to Eel Rock is a class I–II float during June, with many beaches suitable for camping. Below Eel Rock the ocean winds make boating difficult starting in the early afternoon.<sup id="cite_ref-Palmer_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palmer-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 134–135">: 134–135 </span></sup> </p><p>The South Fork is a class III–IV run in its upper section between <a href="/wiki/Branscomb,_California" title="Branscomb, California">Branscomb</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cummings,_Mendocino_County,_California" title="Cummings, Mendocino County, California">Cummings</a>, with a waterfall that needs to be portaged. After the South Fork turns due north at Cummings it is mainly a class II–III, changing mostly to a class II run below Piercy. The Middle Eel has a good run from the confluence with the <a href="/wiki/Black_Butte_River" title="Black Butte River">Black Butte River</a> to Coal Miners Falls, which is portaged by all but experts. The Van Duzen River also has some class II–III runs beginning below Goat Rock. The North Fork is the most pristine of the tributaries, but is difficult to enter because of its remote location. There is a Class III run in the reach between Hulls Creek and Mina Road.<sup id="cite_ref-Palmer_73-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Palmer-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 135–137">: 135–137 </span></sup> </p><p>There are also many miles of river suitable for flatwater boating in the downstream sections of both the mainstem Eel and the South Fork. Humboldt Redwoods State Park leads paddle trips along that stretch of the river.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is good fishing for <a href="/wiki/Chinook_salmon" title="Chinook salmon">Chinook salmon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_trout" title="Rainbow trout">steelhead</a> in the lower river, and rainbow trout are found above Lake Pillsbury. Introduced <a href="/wiki/Pikeminnow" class="mw-redirect" title="Pikeminnow">pikeminnow</a>, in conjunction with the diminished flows due to the Potter Valley Project water diversion, have taken a significant toll on the native fish population below Van Arsdale Dam. The river can be closed to fishing in some years after October 1 if flows are insufficient for migrating salmon and steelhead.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 109–110">: 109–110 </span></sup> </p><p>The Eel River watershed includes <a href="/wiki/Admiral_William_Standley_State_Recreation_Area" title="Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area">Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area</a>, Smithe Redwoods State Recreation Area, Standish-Hickey State Recreation Area, Humboldt Redwoods State Park, <a href="/wiki/Richardson_Grove_State_Park" title="Richardson Grove State Park">Richardson Grove State Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Six_Rivers_National_Forest" title="Six Rivers National Forest">Six Rivers National Forest</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mendocino_National_Forest" title="Mendocino National Forest">Mendocino National Forest</a>, which are popular for camping and hiking.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is wilderness camping above Lake Pillsbury on both branches, the <a href="/wiki/Rice_Fork" title="Rice Fork">Rice Fork</a> and Eel River, (also known as South Eel because it is south of the lake), which have numerous swimming holes and camp sites.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 47">: 47 </span></sup> The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_Canyon_Preserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eel River Canyon Preserve (page does not exist)">Eel River Canyon Preserve</a> includes the Grand Canyon of the Eel River which is home to dozens of endangered species and rare wildlife. The park will include the proposed <a href="/wiki/Great_Redwood_Trail" title="Great Redwood Trail">Great Redwood Trail</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rivers_in_California" class="mw-redirect" title="List of rivers in California">List of rivers in California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rivers_of_Lake_County,_California" title="Rivers of Lake County, California">Rivers of Lake County, California</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benbow_State_Recreation_Area" title="Benbow State Recreation Area">Benbow State Recreation Area</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eel_River_Athapaskans" class="mw-redirect" title="Eel River Athapaskans">Eel River Athapaskans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_South_Fork_Eel_River_crossings" title="List of South Fork Eel River crossings">List of South Fork Eel River crossings</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eel_River_(California)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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PublicAffairs. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-58648-284-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-58648-284-X"><bdi>1-58648-284-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Governor+Reagan%3A+His+Rise+to+Power&rft.series=Ronald+Reagan%3A+A+Life+in+Politics&rft.pub=PublicAffairs&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=1-58648-284-X&rft.au=Cannon%2C+Lou&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D5crGrqD4W-sC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEel+River+%28California%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-71"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-71">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPalmer,_Tim2004" class="citation book cs1">Palmer, Tim (2004). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/endangeredrivers0000palm_p4a5"><i>Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement</i></a></span>. Rowman & Littlefield. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-74253-141-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-74253-141-4"><bdi>0-74253-141-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Endangered+Rivers+and+the+Conservation+Movement&rft.pub=Rowman+%26+Littlefield&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=0-74253-141-4&rft.au=Palmer%2C+Tim&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fendangeredrivers0000palm_p4a5&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEel+River+%28California%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_72-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_72-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_72-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGreenson2023" class="citation news cs1">Greenson, Thadeus (23 November 2023). 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Island Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-61091-368-X" title="Special:BookSources/1-61091-368-X"><bdi>1-61091-368-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Wild+and+Scenic+Rivers+of+America&rft.pub=Island+Press&rft.date=1993&rft.isbn=1-61091-368-X&rft.au=Palmer%2C+Tim&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fwildscenicrivers00palm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AEel+River+%28California%29" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-74"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-74">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://sunnyfortuna.com/explore/_eel_river.htm">Fishing in the Eel River Valley</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091157/http://sunnyfortuna.com/explore/_eel_river.htm">Archived</a> 4 March 2016 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, 2013, Sunny Fortuna</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-75"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-75">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStienstra,_Tom2012" class="citation book cs1">Stienstra, Tom (2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=VO2csEWOlWQC"><i>Moon California Fishing: The Complete Guide to Fishing on Lakes, Streams, Rivers, and the Coast</i></a>. 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