Hoopa Valley (
Tolowa: ''Xee-stin’'') is a
valley
A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains and typically containing a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...
on the lower course of the
Trinity River between the
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...
of
South Fork Trinity River and the
Klamath River
The Klamath River (Karuk language, Karuk: ''Ishkêesh'', Klamath language, Klamath: ''Koke'', Yurok language, Yurok: ''Hehlkeek 'We-Roy'') is a long river in southern Oregon and northern California. Beginning near Klamath Falls, Oregon, Klama ...
. The valley opens up above the confluence of
Campbell Creek with the Trinity River and extends northward until it closes up again at the foot of Bald Hill. The valley is encompassed by the
Hoopa Valley Indian Reservation.
Hoopa, California Topographic Map from www.topoquest.com accessed September 13, 2011
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See also
Hoopa, California
Hoopa (formerly Hupa, Ho-pah, Hoo-pah, Hupo, and Up-pa) is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California, Humboldt County, California. It is located south of Weitchpec, Califor ...
- the name for the town (Unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
) in the Hupa Valley. The name was changed at various times related to the post office.
References
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Landforms of Humboldt County, California
Northern California
Bald Hills War