Salmonberry River
| Salmonberry River | |
|---|---|
The Salmonberry River and the damaged Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad in February 2008 | |
| Etymology | Salmonberry plant, Rubus spectabilis |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Tillamook |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Tillamook State Forest, Northern Oregon Coast Range |
| • coordinates | 45°44′44″N 123°23′34″W / 45.74556°N 123.39278°W |
| • elevation | 2,090 ft (640 m) |
| Mouth | Nehalem River |
• coordinates | 45°45′03″N 123°39′12″W / 45.75083°N 123.65333°W |
• elevation | 236 ft (72 m) |
| Length | 20 mi (32 km) |
| Basin size | 66 sq mi (170 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 350 cu ft/s (9.9 m3/s) |
The Salmonberry River is a tributary of the Nehalem River, about 20 miles (32 km) long, in northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains a remote unpopulated area of the Northern Oregon Coast Range in the Tillamook State Forest about 65 miles (105 km) west-northwest of Portland. The river runs through part of the region devastated between 1933 and 1951 by a series of wildfires known as the Tillamook Burn.
It rises in northeastern Tillamook County, near its border with Washington County, and flows west-northwest through the mountains, joining the Nehalem from the southeast about 15 miles (24 km) northeast of the city of Nehalem.
The river's name comes from the salmonberry plant, Rubus spectabilis.