| Scott River Beaver River | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Scott River in California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Siskiyou County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of South Fork Scott River and East Fork Scott River |
| • location | Callahan, California |
| • coordinates | 41°18′45″N 122°48′12″W / 41.31250°N 122.80333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 3,120 ft (950 m) |
| Mouth | Confluence with the Klamath River |
• coordinates | 41°46′44″N 123°02′06″W / 41.77889°N 123.03500°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,460 ft (450 m)[1] |
| Length | 60 mi (97 km) |
| Basin size | 804 sq mi (2,080 km2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Fort Jones[3] |
| • average | 627 cu ft/s (17.8 m3/s)[4] |
| • minimum | 3.4 cu ft/s (0.096 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 54,600 cu ft/s (1,550 m3/s) |
| Designated | January 19, 1981 |
The Scott River is a 60-mile-long (97 km)[5] river in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a tributary of the Klamath River, one of the largest rivers in California.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scott River
- ^ "USGS Gage #11519500 on the Scott River near Scott Bar, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1911–1913. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^ "USGS Gage #11519500 on the Scott River near Fort Jones, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1941–2012. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^ "USGS Gage #11519500 on the Scott River near Fort Jones, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1941–2012. Retrieved 2013-11-02.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011