Little River (Mendocino County)
Little River (Wiyot: p'lèt kacamale "rocks-small" [2]) is a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km)[3] westward-flowing stream in Mendocino County, California which empties into the Pacific Ocean in Van Damme State Park near the town of Little River, California. Big River enters the Pacific about 2 miles (3 km) farther north.
| Little River | |
|---|---|
 The mouth of the Little River, in Van Damme State Park | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Mendocino County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mathison Peak |
| • location | 5 miles (8 km) east of Little River, California |
| • coordinates | 39°16′16″N 123°41′57″W[1] |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• location | Little River, California |
• coordinates | 39°16′27″N 123°47′29″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Tributaries include Laguna Creek, North Fork Little River, Two Log Creek, Russell Brook, and Rice Creek.
See also
- List of rivers in California
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little River
- Kroeber. "Wiyot. Languages North of San Francisco". University of California Publications in Am. Arch. and Etho. 9. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 9, 2011
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