Siletz River

Siletz River
Siletz River
Location of the mouth of the Siletz River in Oregon
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Polk and Lincoln
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of north and south forks
• location	near Valsetz, Polk County
• coordinates	44°52′48″N 123°42′40″W / 44.88000°N 123.71111°W / 44.88000; -123.71111[1]
• elevation	708 ft (216 m)[2]
Mouth	Siletz Bay
• location	near Lincoln City, Lincoln County
• coordinates	44°54′12″N 124°00′41″W / 44.90333°N 124.01139°W / 44.90333; -124.01139[1]
• elevation	0 ft (0 m)[1]
Length	67.5 mi (108.6 km)[3]
Basin size	373 sq mi (970 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Siletz; 42.6 miles (68.6 km) from the mouth[5]
• average	1,500 cu ft/s (42 m3/s)[5]
• minimum	42 cu ft/s (1.2 m3/s)
• maximum	53,800 cu ft/s (1,520 m3/s)

The Siletz River flows about 67 miles (108 km)^[3] to the Pacific Ocean through coastal mountains in the U.S. state of Oregon. Formed by the confluence of its north and south forks near Valsetz in Polk County, it winds through the Central Oregon Coast Range.^[6] The river, draining a watershed of 373 square miles (970 km²),^[4] empties into Siletz Bay, south of Lincoln City in Lincoln County.^[6] Although the river travels 67 miles (108 km) in river miles, its winding course begins only about 20 miles (32 km) east of the ocean, and its mouth and source latitudes are almost identical.^[6]