Elk River is an
unincorporated community
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in
Humboldt County,
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
.
It is located east-northeast of
Fields Landing,
at an elevation of 69 feet (21 m).
All the residents of this neighborhood have
Eureka, California
Eureka (Wiyot: ''Jaroujiji'', Hupa: ''do'-wi-lotl-ding'', Karuk: ''uuth'') is the principal city and county seat of Humboldt County in the Redwood Empire region of California. The city is located on U.S. Route 101 on the shores of Humboldt Ba ...
addresses.
There are two wooden covered bridges in the Elk River area. The community is named for the river draining the portion of
Humboldt Bay watershed between Salmon Creek to the south and Freshwater Creek to the north. Elk River originates at elevation in the
California Coast Ranges
The Coast Ranges of California span from Del Norte or Humboldt County, California, south to Santa Barbara County. The other three coastal California mountain ranges are the Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges and the Klamath Mountains.
P ...
east of Humboldt Bay, and flows south and west of its namesake community before discharging to Humboldt Bay near Eureka's southern city boundary.
References
Unincorporated communities in Humboldt County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
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