Eel River

The Eel River is a major river, about 196 miles long, in northwestern . 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.
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  • 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.

Hamlet
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is an unincorporated community in , . It is located 1.5 miles northwest of , at an elevation of 13 feet. A post office operated at from 1886 to 1899 and from 1903 to 1913. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Eel River.

Hamlet
Photo: Ellin Beltz, Public domain.
is a locality in , . It lies at an elevation of 13 feet. The name "Arlynda" was selected in 1882. was a cross-roads village between and . is situated 4½ miles southeast of Eel River.

Village
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is located 5.5 miles south of , and 15 miles south of at an elevation of 46 feet. is situated 4½ miles east of Eel River.

Eel River

Latitude
40.64152° or 40° 38′ 30″ north
Longitude
-124.31228° or 124° 18′ 44″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
84GQJMRQ+J3
Geo­Names ID
5563198
Wiki­data ID
Q3048862
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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

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eel River”. Photo: Jan Kronsell, Public domain.