Sycan River
River in Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sycan River is a tributary, about 75 miles (121 km) long, of the Sprague River in the U.S. state of Oregon.[3] The headwaters are in highlands in the Fremont National Forest south of Summer Lake.[6] The river runs northwest into the Sycan Marsh in southern Lake County, from which it flows generally southwest to join the Sprague River near Beatty, in Klamath County.[6] The uppermost 59 miles (95 km) of the stream are part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.[7]
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Sycan River | |
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Etymology | after Sycan Marsh, from the Klamath words saiga and keni, meaning level, grassy place[1] |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Lake and Klamath |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | south of Slide Mountain and Summer Lake |
• location | Fremont National Forest, Lake County |
• coordinates | 42°38′50″N 120°44′08″W[2] |
Mouth | Sprague River |
• location | near Beatty, Klamath County |
• coordinates | 42°27′40″N 121°17′13″W[2] |
• elevation | 4,311 ft (1,314 m)[2] |
Length | 75 mi (121 km)[3] |
Basin size | 559 sq mi (1,450 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• average | 149 cu ft/s (4.2 m3/s)[5] |
• minimum | 1 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s) |
Type | Scenic, Recreational |
Designated | October 28, 1988 |
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