North Fork Clackamas River
The North Fork Clackamas River is a tributary, about long, of the Clackamas River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Originating at nearly above sea level on the west side of the Cascade Range, it flows westward through Mount Hood National Forest. It joins the Clackamas at North Fork Reservoir, about from the larger river's confluence with the Willamette River. From source to mouth, the following tributaries enter the river: Dry Creek from the, Boyer Creek from the, then Whiskey, Bedford, Bee, and Fall creeks, all from the right.
Elevations in the watershed range from in the headwaters on Tumala Mountain to at the river mouth. Prominent landforms include Ladee Flats, a flat-topped ridge composed of lava flows resistant to erosion. The North Fork valley is narrow and steep, and a waterfall from the mouth limits passage of migratory fish. Native rainbow and cutthroat trout are found in the upper river and its tributaries, while the lower river has winter and summer steelhead, coho salmon, spring chinook, and stocked rainbow trout.Works cited
