Rogue River (South Yamhill River)
- Rogue River (South Yamhill River)
Infobox_River
river_name = Rogue River
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origin = coord|45.0187239|-123.7028896|type:river_region:US-OR_source:gnis
mouth = coord|45.0640018|-123.6126105|type:river_region:US-OR_source:gnis_elevation:98|display=inline,title
basin_countries = U.S.
length = approx. convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on
elevation = convert|585|m|ft|abbr=on
mouth_elevation = convert|98|m|ft|abbr=on
discharge =
watershed = The Rogue River is a tributary of the South Yamhill River in Polk County, Oregon, United States. It enters the South Yamhill about convert|1000|ft|m north of Grand Ronde. It is sometimes referred to as Rogue Creek.[ GNIS|1148699|name=Rogue River ] ]It was named for the Rogue River Indians who lived along its banks after they were forced to move from Southern Oregon to the nearby Grand Ronde Indian Reservation.[cite book |last= McArthur |first= Lewis A. |authorlink= Lewis A. McArthur |coauthors= Lewis L. McArthur |title= Oregon Geographic Names |origyear= 1928 |edition= Seventh Edition |year= 2003 |publisher= Oregon Historical Society Press |location= Portland, Oregon |id= ISBN 0-87595-277-1 |pages= 823] ]Its headwaters are on the northeast face of Saddleback Mountain, elevation convert|3004|ft|m.
ee also
* List of rivers of Oregon
References
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