The Little Minam River is a tributary of the

Minam River The Minam River is a tributary of the Wallowa River, long, in northeastern Oregon in the United States. It drains a rugged wilderness area of the Wallowa Mountains northeast of La Grande. It rises in the Wallowas in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of ...

in Union County in the

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. It begins at the base of Cartwheel Ridge in the

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and flows generally north through the

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to meet the

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river at the north end of Backbone Ridge.

Recreation

The Moss Springs Campground, managed by the

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, is about east of

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and slightly west of a trailhead providing access for hikers and horse riders to the Minam and Little Minam. Open from August through December, it has sites for tent and trailer camping and horse camping. Amenities include toilets and picnic tables but no drinking water. The Moss Springs Trailhead, near the campground, provides access to a network of trails through the forest around the Minam and Little Minam. The trailhead, from

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and from La Grande, is generally open by June each year. Amenities include parking and a toilet but no drinking water.

Tributaries

The named tributaries of the Little Minam River from source to mouth are Dobbin, Fireline, and Horseshoe creeks, which enter from the

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; Grizzly Creek, right; Threemile and Huckleberry creeks, left; Boulder Creek, right; Big Canyon, left; and Grouse and Black creeks, left.

References

External links

Grande Ronde Model Watershed
Rivers of Oregon Rivers of Union County, Oregon {{Oregon-river-stub

Recreation

Tributaries

See also

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