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another sharp turn to the west 25 miles (40 km) from the mouth, the river flows by Jack Morgan County Park and receives
Chitwood, Hough, and Wade creeks, all from the right. Cedar and Misac creeks then enter from the right, Jaybird Creek from the left, and, 20 miles (32 km) from the mouth, Roy Creek from the left. Over the next 3 miles (5 km), the river again doubles back on itself, flowing west, then north, then east until it is near Roy Creek again, then turns north. It receives Roots, Skalada, Townsend, and Stemple creeks in quick succession, all from the right, near RM 15 (RK 24). Shortly thereafter, Scare Creek enters from the left.
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473:. The average flow of the river at this station is 1,500 cubic feet per second (42 m/s). This is from a drainage area of 202 square miles (523.2 km), or about 54 percent of the total Siletz River watershed. The maximum flow recorded there was 53,800 cubic feet per second (1,520 m/s) on November 28, 1999, and the minimum flow was 42 cubic feet per second (1.19 m/s) on September 5–6, 2003. Tides affect the flow along the last 22.5 miles (36.2 km) of the river.
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Butterfield Creek enters from the left just before the river makes another sharp turn to the east, receiving Foster Creek from the left and Reed Creek from the right about 10 miles (16 km) from the mouth. Turning north and then west again, the river over the next 5 miles (8 km) receives
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Turning west about 35 miles (56 km) from the mouth, the river flows under Route 229 at Ojalla Bridge and then receives Ojalla Creek from the left at RM 30 (RK 48). Meandering north, then east, then north again, the Siletz receives Euchre Creek and Reed creeks from the right. After
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Central Oregon Coast Range. Flowing west, it crosses into Lincoln County, returns to Polk County, then re-enters Lincoln County for the last time about 66 miles (106 km) from the mouth. Blind Creek enters from the
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twice and almost completely around the city of Siletz, the river heads north, roughly parallel to Route 229, which runs near it all the way to Siletz Bay. In the next stretch, the river receives
Tangerman, Spencer. and Thompson creeks, all from the right.
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Turning southwest and then south, the Siletz receives Palmer Creek from the right, flows by
Moonshine County Park, then receives Baker Creek and Mill Creek from the left before reaching
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Landing, Toledo North, Eddyville, Euchre Mountain, and Valsetz.
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735:Categories
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519:References
374:Siletz Bay
280:Basin size
234:44°54′12″N
200:Siletz Bay
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