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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
country United States
crossedBy California State Route 299 (near its mouth via Trinity River)
California State Route 36
drainageBasin South Fork Trinity River watershed
drainageBasinSize approximately 980 square miles
ecoregion Klamath Mountains ecoregion
linked to: Klamath Mountains
environmentalIssue fish habitat degradation
logging impacts in watershed
sedimentation
fishSpecies Chinook salmon
Pacific lamprey
coho salmon
resident trout
steelhead trout
flowsDirection generally northwest
flowsThrough Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Six Rivers National Forest
hasDesignation National Wild and Scenic River (segments)
length approximately 81 miles
locatedIn California
Humboldt County, California
linked to: Humboldt County

Northern California
Trinity County, California
majorTributary Butter Creek
Hayfork Creek
Rattlesnake Creek
Smoky Creek
managementAgency U.S. Forest Service
mouthLocation Trinity River near Salyer, California
linked to: Trinity River

near the community of Salyer
nearbySettlement Hyampom, California
Salyer, California
notableFor important salmon and steelhead runs
relatively undammed mainstem
recreation camping
fishing
swimming
whitewater boating
region Pacific Northwest (broad hydrologic sense)
linked to: Pacific Northwest
riverSystem Klamath River basin
linked to: Klamath River
sourceLocation Klamath Mountains
Yolla Bolly Mountains
state California
supportsFishery salmon
steelhead
terrain forested
rugged
tributaryOf Trinity River

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Trinity River Basin contains South Fork Trinity River
Trinity County hasWaterBody South Fork Trinity River
Trinity River hasTributary South Fork Trinity River
Chimariko people traditionalTerritory South Fork Trinity River
South Fork Trinity River drainageBasin South Fork Trinity River watershed
linked to: South Fork Trinity River
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness contains South Fork Trinity River headwaters
linked to: South Fork Trinity River
Hayfork Creek tributaryOf South Fork Trinity River
Hayfork Creek flowsInto South Fork Trinity River