Siuslaw river in winter, Oregon
The Siuslaw River ( sy-YOO-slaw) is about 110 miles (177 km) long, that flows to the Pacific Ocean coast of Oregon. It drains an area of about 773 square miles (2,000 km2) in the Central Oregon Coast Range southwest of the Willamette Valley and north of the watershed of the Umpqua River.
It is part of the homeland of the Siuslaw people, after whom it is named. Citizens of the Siuslaw nation lived in villages along the river until 1860 when they were forcibly removed to an Indian reservation in Yachats whereupon their homes, farms, gardens and villages were destroyed and occupied by U.S. settler-colonists.
The river has historically been a spawning ground for Chinook and coho salmon.
Siuslaw river in winter, Oregon
The Siuslaw River ( sy-YOO-slaw) is about 110 miles (177 km) long, that flows to the Pacific Ocean coast of Oregon. It drains an area of about 773 square miles (2,000 km2) in the Central Oregon Coast Range southwest of the Willamette Valley and north of the watershed of the Umpqua River.
It is part of the homeland of the Siuslaw people, after whom it is named. Citizens of the Siuslaw nation lived in villages along the river until 1860 when they were forcibly removed to an Indian reservation in Yachats whereupon their homes, farms, gardens and villages were destroyed and occupied by U.S. settler-colonists.
The river has historically been a spawning ground for Chinook and coho salmon.