The North Fork Trinity River is a tributary of the
Trinity River in the
U.S. state
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of
California
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. It flows south through the
Klamath Mountains
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for about , emptying into the Trinity at
Helena, about northeast of
Junction City. The river drains an area of . Important tributaries include the East Fork North Fork Trinity River and Grizzly Creek.
External links
Steelhead in the North Fork Trinity RiverUSGS discharge data
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Rivers of Trinity County, California
Rivers of Northern California
Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States
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