Mad River

The Mad River is a river in upper . It flows for 113 miles in a roughly northwest direction through and then , draining a 497-square-mile watershed into the Pacific Ocean north of the city of near in .
  • 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.
California Redwood Coast – Humboldt County Airport… is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mad River.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Humboldt Bay… is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mad River.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McKinleyville and Clam Beach.
Ellin Beltz, Public domain.
is a census-designated place in , United States.
McKinleyville is a census-designated place in , United States. is situated 3 miles north of Mad River.
is a former settlement in , , United States. is situated 4½ miles northeast of 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
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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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”

Humboldt County: Highlights

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