South Fork Trinity River
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The South Fork Trinity River is a major tributary of Northern California’s Trinity River, flowing through rugged, forested terrain and supporting important salmon and steelhead fisheries.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
California State Route 299 (near its mouth via Trinity River)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California State Route 36 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | South Fork Trinity River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drainageBasinSize | approximately 980 square miles ⓘ |
| ecoregion | Klamath Mountains ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
fish habitat degradation
ⓘ
logging impacts in watershed ⓘ sedimentation ⓘ |
| fishSpecies |
Chinook salmon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific lamprey NERFINISHED ⓘ coho salmon ⓘ resident trout ⓘ steelhead trout ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally northwest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Shasta-Trinity National Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Six Rivers National Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation | National Wild and Scenic River (segments) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 81 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Humboldt County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern California ⓘ Trinity County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTributary |
Butter Creek
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hayfork Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Rattlesnake Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Smoky Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managementAgency | U.S. Forest Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocation |
Trinity River near Salyer, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near the community of Salyer ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Hyampom, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salyer, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
important salmon and steelhead runs
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relatively undammed mainstem ⓘ |
| recreation |
camping
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ swimming ⓘ whitewater boating ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest (broad hydrologic sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Klamath River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Klamath Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yolla Bolly Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| supportsFishery |
salmon
ⓘ
steelhead ⓘ |
| terrain |
forested
ⓘ
rugged ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Trinity River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.