Siletz River

The Siletz River flows about 67 miles to the Pacific Ocean through coastal mountains in the U.S. state of . Formed by the confluence of its north and south forks near Valsetz in , it winds through the Central Oregon Coast Range.
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  • Type: River
  • Description: river in Oregon, United States
  • Also known as: Celets River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gleneden Beach and Kernville.

Suburb
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The area was originally platted in 1927 and was named after its founding family members.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , . It is located near the intersection of U.S. Route 101 and Oregon Route 229, where the Siletz River enters Siletz Bay.

is a town on the , famous as the smallest navigable harbor in the world, and as the "whale watching capital of the world." Lots of research goes on, mostly connected to Oregon State University's oceanography department.

Siletz River

Latitude
44.85938° or 44° 51′ 34″ north
Longitude
-123.98099° or 123° 58′ 52″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
84PRV259+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174418506
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­river
Geo­Names ID
5751918
Wiki­data ID
Q454865
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Siletz River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر سيليتز
  • Asturian: Ríu Siletz
  • Catalan: Siletz
  • Cebuano: Siletz River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر سيليتز
  • French: Rivière Siletz
  • French: Siletz
  • German: Siletz River
  • Irish: Abhainn Siletz
  • Japanese: シレッツ川
  • Mingrelian: საილეცი
  • Russian: Сайлец
  • Venetian: Siletz
  • Welsh: Afon Siletz

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Siletz River”. Photo: Becherka, Public domain.