The East Branch South Fork Eel River, a tributary of the
South Fork Eel River
The South Fork Eel River is the largest tributary of the Eel River in north-central California in the United States. The river flows north from Laytonville to Dyerville/Founders' Grove where it joins the Eel River. The South Fork drains a long ...
, is formed by the confluence of Cruso Cabin Creek and Elkhorn Creek, in
Mendocino County
Mendocino County (; ''Mendocino'', Spanish language, Spanish for "of Antonio de Mendoza, Mendoza) is a County (United States), county located on the North Coast (California), North Coast of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United Sta ...
in the
U.S. state
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of
California
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.
The river is roughly long, meandering west to its confluence with the South Fork Eel at
Benbow State Recreation Area
Benbow State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California in the United States. It is located in Humboldt County south of Garberville on U.S. Route 101 on the South Fork Eel River.
Benbow dam was constructed across the South Fork Eel Ri ...
. Major tributaries of the East Branch include Buck Mountain Creek, Squaw Creek, Rays Creek, and Tom Long Creek. The river flows west, turns north, and flows west again, through rugged terrain in the
Coast Range of California. The East Branch is the South Fork Eel's largest tributary.
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Rivers of Mendocino County, California
Rivers of Northern California
Tributaries of the Eel River (California)
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