Mad River
The Mad River is a river in upper Northern California. It flows for 113 miles in a roughly northwest direction through Trinity County and then Humboldt County, draining a 497-square-mile watershed into the Pacific Ocean north of the city of Arcata near Arcata–Eureka Airport in McKinleyville.- Stream
- Description: river in California, United States
- Also known as“Kohtinik”“Pat-a-wat River”“Pattewott River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arcata-Eureka Airport and Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay.
Arcata-Eureka Airport
Aerodrome
California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport… Arcata-Eureka Airport is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mad River.
Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay
Military installation
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Humboldt Bay… Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mad River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include McKinleyville and Clam Beach.
McKinleyville
McKinleyville is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States.
Clam Beach
Hamlet
McKinleyville is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California, United States. Clam Beach is situated 3 miles north of Mad River.
Crannell
Hamlet
Crannell is a former settlement in Humboldt County, California, United States. Crannell is situated 4½ miles northeast of Mad River.
Mad River
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Latitude
40.9557° or 40° 57′ 21″ north
Longitude
-124.12738° or 124° 7′ 39″ west
Open location code
84GQXV4F+72
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Mad River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Mad”
- Cebuano: “Mad River”
- Chinese: “梅德河”
- Dutch: “Mad River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر چنون”
- German: “Mad River”
- Hebrew: “הנהר מאד”
- Hebrew: “מד”
- Irish: “Abhainn Mad”
- Venetian: “Mad”
- Welsh: “Afon Mad”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fisher and Dows Prairie.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hiller Park and McKinleyville Shopping Center.
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