Applegate River
The Applegate River is a 51-mile (82 km)-long tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains approximately 698 square miles (1,810 km2). Rising in northern California, it soon crosses the border and flows northeast then northwest to meet the Rogue about 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Grants Pass. It drains forested foothills of the Siskiyou Mountains along the Oregon–California border.
| Applegate River | |
|---|---|
Applegate Lake on the Applegate River | |
Location of the mouth of the Applegate River in Oregon | |
| Etymology | Named after Lindsay Applegate, part of a group that prospected along the river in 1848 |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon, California |
| County | Siskiyou in California, Jackson and Josephine in Oregon |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of Butte Fork Applegate River and Middle Fork Applegate River |
| • location | Siskiyou Mountains, Siskiyou County, California |
| • coordinates | 41°58′23″N 123°11′08″W |
| • elevation | 2,534 ft (772 m) |
| Mouth | Rogue River |
• location | about 6 miles (10 km) west of Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 42°25′44″N 123°26′59″W |
• elevation | 850 ft (260 m) |
| Length | 51 mi (82 km) |
| Basin size | 698 sq mi (1,810 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Wilderville, 7.6 miles (12.2 km) from the mouth |
| • average | 720 cu ft/s (20 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.78 cu ft/s (0.022 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 47,500 cu ft/s (1,350 m3/s) |
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