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Roaring River (Clackamas River tributary)

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33: 40: 349:, a 36,500-acre (14,800 ha) federally protected area established in 2009. The area is off-limits to commercial logging and mechanized recreation though still open to fishing, camping, hunting, hiking, and many other activities. 660: 387:
enthusiasts sometimes run the lowermost 3.2 miles (5.1 km) of the river, taking forest roads and a hiking trail to the put-in point and taking out at the bridge carrying
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in 1988. Most of this was declared wild, though the last two-tenths of a mile were designated recreational.
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over the river near the Roaring River Campground. This run is rated Class IV (advanced), on the
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to meet the larger river 44 miles (71 km) from its mouth on the Willamette River.
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The entire length of Roaring River was named part of the
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Giordano, Pete; Willamette Kayak and Canoe Club (2004).
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are Cougar and Splintercat creeks, which enter from the
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Named tributaries in downstream order from source to
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Location of the mouth of the Roaring River in Oregon
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United States Geological Survey 254:44 sq mi (110 km) 38: 31: 562:"No Cars, No Roads, No Kidding" 449:United States Geological Survey 469:Source elevation derived from 291:National Wild and Scenic River 195: • coordinates 130: • coordinates 16:River in Oregon, United States 1: 91:Physical characteristics 512:Field Guide to Oregon Rivers 234: • elevation 173:4,391 ft (1,338 m) 169: • elevation 246:13.7 mi (22.0 km) 109: • location 677: 340:Mount Hood National Forest 272: • average 123:Mount Hood National Forest 451:(USGS). November 28, 1980 317: 313: 284: 280: 258: 177: 95: 26: 575:– via Oregon Live. 414:List of rivers of Oregon 374:South Fork Roaring River 347:Roaring River Wilderness 332:Clackamas County, Oregon 238:955 ft (291 m) 118:Roaring River Wilderness 489:"Roaring River, Oregon" 614:The Mountaineers Books 549:– via ACME Labs. 217:45.15806°N 122.11722°W 152:45.16111°N 121.92667°W 510:Palmer, Tim (2014). 222:45.15806; -122.11722 157:45.16111; -121.92667 616:. pp. 218–20. 213: /  148: /  301:Wild, Recreational 103:near Signal Buttes 623:978-0-89886-815-9 539:"Topographic Map" 521:978-0-87071-627-0 321: 320: 668: 656:Rivers of Oregon 636: 635: 605: 599: 598: 596: 594: 583: 577: 576: 574: 572: 557: 551: 550: 548: 546: 535: 526: 525: 507: 501: 500: 498: 496: 485: 474: 467: 461: 460: 458: 456: 434: 389:Oregon Route 224 309:October 28, 1988 273: 228: 227: 225: 224: 223: 218: 214: 211: 210: 209: 206: 170: 163: 162: 160: 159: 158: 153: 149: 146: 145: 144: 141: 131: 110: 85:Clackamas County 42: 41: 35: 19: 676: 675: 671: 670: 669: 667: 666: 665: 641: 640: 639: 624: 607: 606: 602: 592: 590: 585: 584: 580: 570: 568: 559: 558: 554: 544: 542: 537: 536: 529: 522: 509: 508: 504: 494: 492: 487: 486: 477: 468: 464: 454: 452: 438:"Roaring River" 436: 435: 426: 422: 405: 382: 362: 328:Clackamas River 293: 271: 235: 221: 219: 215: 212: 207: 204: 202: 200: 199: 196: 188:Clackamas River 168: 156: 154: 150: 147: 142: 139: 137: 135: 134: 129: 121: 108: 51: 50: 49: 48: 45: 44: 43: 17: 12: 11: 5: 674: 672: 664: 663: 658: 653: 643: 642: 638: 637: 622: 600: 578: 552: 527: 520: 502: 475: 462: 423: 421: 418: 417: 416: 411: 404: 401: 381: 378: 361: 358: 319: 318: 315: 314: 311: 310: 307: 303: 302: 299: 295: 294: 289: 286: 285: 282: 281: 278: 277: 274: 268: 267: 264: 260: 259: 256: 255: 252: 248: 247: 244: 240: 239: 236: 233: 230: 229: 197: 194: 191: 190: 185: 179: 178: 175: 174: 171: 165: 164: 132: 126: 125: 111: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 93: 92: 88: 87: 82: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 62: 58: 57: 53: 52: 46: 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 27: 24: 23: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 673: 662: 659: 657: 654: 652: 649: 648: 646: 633: 629: 625: 619: 615: 611: 604: 601: 588: 582: 579: 567: 566:The Oregonian 563: 556: 553: 540: 534: 532: 528: 523: 517: 513: 506: 503: 490: 484: 482: 480: 476: 472: 466: 463: 450: 446: 444: 439: 433: 431: 429: 425: 419: 415: 412: 410: 407: 406: 402: 400: 398: 394: 390: 386: 379: 377: 375: 371: 367: 359: 357: 355: 350: 348: 343: 341: 337: 336:Cascade Range 333: 329: 325: 324:Roaring River 316: 312: 308: 300: 292: 283: 279: 275: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 237: 231: 226: 198: 192: 189: 186: 184: 180: 176: 172: 166: 161: 133: 127: 124: 119: 115: 114:Cascade Range 112: 106: 102: 98: 94: 89: 86: 83: 79: 76: 73: 69: 66: 65:United States 63: 59: 54: 34: 25: 22:Roaring River 20: 609: 603: 591:. 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Roaring River (Clackamas River tributary) is located in Oregon
United States
Oregon
Clackamas County
Cascade Range
Roaring River Wilderness
Mount Hood National Forest
45°09′40″N 121°55′36″W / 45.16111°N 121.92667°W / 45.16111; -121.92667
Mouth
Clackamas River
45°09′29″N 122°07′02″W / 45.15806°N 122.11722°W / 45.15806; -122.11722
National Wild and Scenic River
Clackamas River
Clackamas County, Oregon
Cascade Range
Mount Hood National Forest
Roaring River Wilderness
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
mouth
left
South Fork Roaring River
Whitewater
Oregon Route 224
International Scale of River Difficulty
portages
List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers
List of rivers of Oregon


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