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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Jan Kronsell, Public domain.
  • Stream
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
  • Description: river in northern California, United States
  • Also known as
    “Brannan River”
    “East Lake Slough”
    “Hatyo”
    “Mendocino River”
    “Sand Creek”
    “Sout Eel River”
    “South Eel River”
    “Wee-Ot-Lolla”
    “Wee-yot”
    “Weeott”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Kenyon and Arlynda Corners.
Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Eel River.
Ellin Beltz, Public domain.
is a locality in , . is situated 4½ miles southeast of Eel River.
NoeHill, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an unincorporated community in , United States. is situated 4½ miles east of Eel River.

Eel River

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

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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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Notable Places Nearby

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