The North Fork Alsea River is a tributary of the Alsea River in the

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. It begins at Klickitat Lake, fed by Klickitat and Lake creeks in the Central Oregon Coast Range, and flows generally south to near

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, where it joins the

South Fork Alsea River The South Fork Alsea River is a tributary of the Alsea River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins at northeast of Horton on the east side of the Central Oregon Coast Range and flows generally northwest to near Alsea. There it joins the Nort ...

to form the

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. For most of its course, the North Fork winds through the

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in Lincoln County and then Benton County. It passes under

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northeast of Alsea. The map includes markers at intervals along the course. The Alsea Hatchery, constructed by the state in 1936, raises winter steelhead and other

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along the North Fork. According to ''Fishing in Oregon'', the river is a "beautiful stream (well-suited to fly angling) with a large run of hatchery winter steelhead." The stream also supports populations of wild

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. It is closed to salmon fishing or fishing from a floating device. Clemens Park, a Benton County park of about , lies along the North Fork and Route 34 near Alsea. Amenities include picnic tables, restrooms, a self-guided nature trail, fishing and "areas for water play".

Tributaries

Listed from source to mouth, the named tributaries begin with Klickitat and Lake creeks, which form Klickitat Lake, the headwaters of the North Fork Alsea River. Downstream of the lake, Sweethome and Slide creeks enter from the left; Easter and Gravel creeks, right; Bailey, Crooked, and Seeley creeks, left; Hayden and Ryder creeks, right; Honey Grove Creek, left, and Kiger Creek, right.

References

External links

Alsea Watershed Council
* Photo of Seeley Creek, a tributary of the North Fork Alsea River {{authority control . Rivers of Oregon Rivers of Lincoln County, Oregon Rivers of Benton County, Oregon Siuslaw National Forest

Tributaries

See also

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