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Big River

River in Mendocino Headlands State Park, Mendocino Woodlands State Park, Coast Ranges, Jackson Demonstration State Forest, Big River Estuary State Marine Conservation Area in Mendocino, CA

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The Big River is a 41.7-mile-long (67.1 km) river in Mendocino County, California, draining an area of about 181 square miles (470 km2). The Big River watershed borders the watersheds of the Noyo River to the north, the Eel River and Russian River to the east, and the Little River, Albion River, and Navarro River to the south. The river's headwaters are thirty miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in the Mendocino Range, part of the California Coast Range. The headwater area of the river is fed by Montgomery Creek as it flows through the upland riparian habitat and virgin redwoods of Montgomery Woods State Reserve. From there, the river flows roughly west through Jackson Demonstration State Forest. The lower portions of the river pass through Mendocino Woodlands State Park and the Big River…

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