Eel River
The Eel River is a major river, about 196 miles long, in northwestern California. The river and its tributaries form the third-largest watershed entirely in California, draining a rugged area of 3,684 square miles in five counties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Jan Kronsell, Public domain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in northern California, United States
- Also known as: “Brannan River”, “East Lake Slough”, “Eastlake Slough”, “Hatyo”, “Mendocino River”, “Sand Creek”, “Sout Eel River”, “South Eel River”, “Wee-Ot-Lolla”, “Wee-yot”, and “Weeott”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Kenyon and Arlynda Corners.
Port Kenyon
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Port Kenyon is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located 1.5 miles northwest of Ferndale, at an elevation of 13 feet. A post office operated at Port Kenyon from 1886 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1913. Port Kenyon is situated 3½ miles southeast of Eel River.
Arlynda Corners
Hamlet
Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.
Arlynda Corners is a locality in Humboldt County, California. It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. The name "Arlynda" was selected in 1882. Arlynda Corners was a cross-roads village between Ferndale and Port Kenyon, California. Arlynda Corners is situated 4½ miles southeast of Eel River.
Loleta
Village
Photo: NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loleta is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States. Loleta is located 5.5 miles south of Fields Landing, and 15 miles south of Eureka at an elevation of 46 feet. Loleta is situated 4½ miles east of Eel River.
Eel River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Humboldt County, North Coast, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Eel River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Eel”
- Bulgarian: “Ийл”
- Catalan: “Eel”
- Cebuano: “Eel River”
- Chinese: “鰻河”
- Chinese: “鰻魚河 (加利福尼亞州)”
- Chinese: “鳗河”
- Dutch: “Eel River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر الانقليس”
- Esperanto: “Angila Rivero”
- French: “Eel”
- Galician: “Río Eel”
- German: “Eel River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Eel”
- Italian: “Eel River”
- Japanese: “イール川 (カリフォルニア州)”
- Malayalam: “ഈൽ നദി”
- Mingrelian: “ილი (კალიფორნია)”
- Mingrelian: “ილი”
- Turkish: “Eel Nehri”
- Venetian: “Eel”
- Welsh: “Afon Eel”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eel River Delta and Old Table Bluff Reservation.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salt River and Crab Park.
Humboldt County: Must-Visit Destinations
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