Chetco

Chetco

Chetco may refer to:

  • Chetco (tribe) - a group of Native Americans who lived in southwestern Oregon in the United States
  • Chetco River - a river named for the tribe, flowing to the Pacific Ocean in Curry County, Oregon in the United States
  • Chetco Peak - a mountain near the source of the Chetco River in Oregon in the United States
  • Chetco effect - also known as the Brookings effect, a weather pattern off the mouth of the Chetco River at the city of Brookings on the Oregon coast

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  • chetco — ˈchetˌkō noun (plural chetco or chetcos) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Chetco Cheti, literally, close to the mouth of the stream 1. : an Athapaskan people in the Chetco river valley of Oregon 2. : a member of the Chetco people …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chetco Peak — Elevation 4,671 ft (1,424 m) NAVD 88[1] Location …   Wikipedia

  • Chetco River — Coordinates: 42°02′43″N 124°16′14″W / 42.04528°N 124.27056°W / 42.04528; 124.27056 …   Wikipedia

  • Chetco people — Members of the Chectco tribe in 1856 The Chetco are a tribe of Native Americans who originally lived along the lower Chetco River in Curry County in the U.S. state of Oregon. The name Chetco comes from the word meaning close to the mouth of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Chetco — ISO 639 3 Code : ctc ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Living …   Names of Languages ISO 639-3

  • chetco — chet·co …   English syllables

  • Brookings — /brook ingz/, n. 1. Robert Somers /sum euhrz/, 1850 1932, U.S. merchant and philanthropist. 2. a city in E South Dakota. 14,951. * * * ▪ Oregon, United States       city, Curry county, Oregon, U.S., on the Pacific coast at the mouth of the Chetco …   Universalium

  • List of rivers of Oregon — This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States of America. The list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and …   Wikipedia

  • Brookings effect — The Brookings effect, also known as the Chetco effect, is a weather pattern that occasionally occurs along the southern Oregon Coast in the United States. It is named after Brookings, Oregon, a city just a few miles north of the California border …   Wikipedia

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