| North Fork Crooked River | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of North Fork Crooked River in Oregon |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Crook |
| Length: | 46miles[1] |
| Discharge1 Avg: | 368cuft/s |
| Source1: | Ochoco National Forest |
| Source1 Location: | Ochoco Mountains |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 44.2347°N -120.2142°W[2] |
| Mouth: | Crooked River |
| Mouth Location: | between Post and Paulina |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 44.1169°N -120.2453°W |
| Basin Size: | 323sqmi |
The North Fork Crooked River is a tributary, 46miles long, of the Crooked River in the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] Beginning in the Ochoco National Forest and the Ochoco Mountains east of Prineville, it flows north, then east, then south-southwest to meet the larger stream between Post and Paulina. The confluence is 111miles upstream of where the Crooked River flows into the Deschutes River.[3]
In 1988, Congress added a large fraction of the river to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. About 12miles were designated "wild", about 8miles "scenic", and about 13miles "recreational".[4] About 8miles of the upper river flowing through Big Summit Prairie was excluded from the Wild Rivers designation. It is private land used as livestock pasture.[5]