| Burnt River | |
|---|---|
_(bakDA0050a).jpg) Flowing through Burnt River Canyon | |
| Etymology | Either burned timber along its banks or burned-looking rocks along its course[2] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Baker |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Blue Mountains |
| • location | nearUnity, Oregon |
| • coordinates | 44°30′15″N118°10′51″W / 44.50417°N 118.18083°W /44.50417; -118.18083[1] |
| • elevation | 3,824 ft (1,166 m)[3] |
| Mouth | Snake River |
• location | nearHuntington, Oregon |
• coordinates | 44°21′54″N117°13′34″W / 44.36500°N 117.22611°W /44.36500; -117.22611[1] |
• elevation | 2,073 ft (632 m)[1] |
| Length | 98 mi (158 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1,090 sq mi (2,800 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 131 cu ft/s (3.7 m3/s)[6] |
TheBurnt River is a 98-mile-long (158 km)[4] tributary of theSnake River in easternOregon,United States. It enters the Snake nearHuntington at a point upstream of thePowder River and downstream of theMalheur River, slightly more than 327 miles (526 km) from the Snake's confluence with theColumbia River.[7] Draining 1,090 square miles (2,800 km2), it flows predominantly west to east.[8]
The river begins at Unity Reservoir at the confluence of the North, West, Middle, andSouth forks of the river. The reservoir is slightly east of theWallowa-Whitman National Forest in theBlue Mountains and slightly north ofUnity.Unity Lake State Recreation Site adjoins the reservoir. As it leaves the lake, the river flows underOregon Route 245, then runs east through the upper Burnt River Valley pastHereford andBridgeport and, through the Burnt River Canyon, toDurkee. Turning generally southeast at Durkee, the river runs alongInterstate 84 pastWeatherby,Dixie, andLime before flowing under the Interstate and turning east again. Shortly thereafter, it passes Huntington and reaches the Snake.[8]
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