Named places of Oregon and Washington, from the federal register

Elk River

Elk River is a stream in Curry County, Oregon, recorded in the federal Geographic Names Information System as feature 1141795. It sits at 3.7 metres above sea level.

Federal profile, 2026

Everything below is the federal record for this place, with each value's source named.

NameElk River
GNIS feature ID1141795
Kind of placeStream
StateOregon
CountyCurry
Latitude42.79316
Longitude-124.52566
USGS topographic mapCape Blanco
First recorded11/28/1980
Elevationcalculated3.7 mUSGS EPQS point lookup at the primary coordinate
Elevation (feet)calculated12 ftelevation_m * 3.28084

Other streams

Every stream covered here

Other places in Curry County

Questions

Where is Elk River?

In Curry County, Oregon, at 42.79316, -124.52566. The USGS records it on the Cape Blanco topographic map.

How high is Elk River?

3.7 metres (12 feet), read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate.

What kind of place is Elk River?

The U.S. Geological Survey classifies it as a stream in the Geographic Names Information System.

Where does this information come from?

The Geographic Names Information System, published by the U.S. Geological Survey, with elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Both are works of the United States government and are not subject to copyright in the United States.

Method and sources

The name, class, county and coordinates come from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System, the federal register of place names. Elevation is read from the USGS 3D Elevation Program at the recorded coordinate. Values shown as calculated are arithmetic over those fields and are not separate measurements. Nothing on this page describes what the place is like to visit: no one writing it has been there, and the federal record does not say.

  • USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Domestic Names, 2026
  • USGS 3DEP Elevation Point Query Service