Sixes River

Sixes River
Near the river mouth
Location of the mouth of Sixes River in Oregon
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyCurry
Physical characteristics
SourceKlamath Mountains
  locationnear Sugarloaf Mountain, Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest
  coordinates42°51′12″N 124°09′18″W / 42.85333°N 124.15500°W / 42.85333; -124.15500
  elevation1,064 ft (324 m)
MouthPacific Ocean
  location
Cape Blanco
  coordinates
42°51′13″N 124°32′38″W / 42.85361°N 124.54389°W / 42.85361; -124.54389
  elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Length31 mi (50 km)
Basin size134 sq mi (350 km2)
Discharge 
  average752 cu ft/s (21.3 m3/s)

The Sixes River flows about 31 miles (50 km) through coastal forests in southwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains a rugged region of the Klamath Mountains along the Pacific north of Port Orford.

It rises in the mountains of northern Curry County, south of Sugarloaf Mountain in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest. It flows generally west, through Grassy Knob Wilderness and the small community of Sixes, and eventually enters the Pacific just north of Cape Blanco, the westernmost point in Oregon. The mouth of the river is along the coast in Cape Blanco State Park.