Millicoma River Explained

Millicoma River
Name Other:North Fork Coos River
Name Etymology:Possibly the Coos people's name for the river[1]
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Oregon
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Millicoma River in Oregon
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Oregon
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Coos
Length:8.5miles[2]
Discharge1 Avg:518cuft/s[3]
Source1:confluence of the river's east and west forks
Source1 Location:Allegany
Source1 Coordinates:43.4244°N -124.0289°W
Source1 Elevation:25feet[4]
Mouth:Coos River
Mouth Coordinates:43.38°N -124.0981°W[5]
Mouth Elevation:16feet
Basin Size:149sqmi

The Millicoma River is a coast stream, about 8.5miles long, east of Coos Bay in the U.S. state of Oregon. Formed by the confluence of the East Fork Millicoma River and the West Fork Millicoma River at Allegany, it meanders across relatively flat land to meet the South Fork Coos River, with which it forms the Coos River.[2] [6]

Oregon Route 241 (Coos River Highway) runs along the right bank of the river from Allegany to the mouth. The Millicoma meanders generally southwest, receiving Woodruff Creek from the left slightly downstream from Allegany. Deton Creek enters from the right at Rooke Higgins County Park near river mile (RM) 3.5 or river kilometer (RK) 5.6. About a half-mile later, Hendrickson Creek enters from the left. The Millicoma receives Matt Davis Creek from the right just before meeting the South Fork Coos River to form the Coos River about 5miles from the larger stream's mouth on Coos Bay.[2] [6]

The Millicoma supports a large run of shad as well as runs of Chinook salmon and steelhead, all of which may be fished for. It also supports runs of Coho salmon, but fishing for them in the Millicoma is not allowed. Rooke Higgins County Park has a boat launch as does Doras Ramp, near the mouth.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. McArthur, pp. 646 - 47
  2. Web site: United States Geological Survey . United States Geological Survey Topographic Map. TopoQuest . April 3, 2011. The Allegany quadrangle of the map includes river mile (RM) markers for the river's entire length.
  3. Book: Palmer, Tim. Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Oregon State University Press. Corvallis. 2014. 108–09. 978-0-87071-627-0.
  4. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  5. Web site: Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey . November 28, 1980 . [{{Gnis3|1124217}} Millicoma River ]. April 1, 2011.
  6. DeLorme Mapping . Oregon Atlas and Gazetteer . 1991 . 33 . 978-0-89933-347-2.
  7. Sheehan, p. 80