Little River (Humboldt County)

Coordinates: 41°01′37″N 124°06′40″W / 41.02694°N 124.11111°W / 41.02694; -124.11111
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Little River
Little River Estuary upstream of Highway 101
Map of the Little River region
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionHumboldt County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates40°58′51″N 123°53′41″W / 40.98083°N 123.89472°W / 40.98083; -123.89472[1]
MouthPacific Ocean
 • coordinates
41°01′37″N 124°06′40″W / 41.02694°N 124.11111°W / 41.02694; -124.11111[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)

The Little River is a river in the U.S. state of

Franciscan assemblage of the California Coast Ranges.[2]

The lowermost mile of channel is through

E. coli contamination 600 times greater than normal.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little River
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Strand, Rudolph G. Geologic Map of California:Weed Sheet (1963) State of California Resources Agency
  4. ^ Jarausch, Klaus P.Financing Land Protection in Rural Communities: Assessing the Feasibility of an Open Space District in Humboldt County, California
  5. ^ "Six local Humboldt County waterways under attack: Over 600 times healthy bacteria level detected in creek - Humboldt Baykeeper".

See also

  • List of rivers in California