The Burnt River is a 98 miles (157.7 km) tributary of the Snake River

Snake River

The Snake is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean...

 in eastern Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. It enters the Snake near Huntington, Oregon

Huntington, Oregon

Huntington is a city in Baker County, on the eastern border of Oregon, United States. It is located on the Snake River and along Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 30. The population was 515 at the 2000 census.- History:...

, at a point upstream of the Powder River

Powder River (Oregon)

The Powder River is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately long, in northeast Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Columbia Plateau on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains...

 and downstream of the Malheur River

Malheur River

The Malheur River is a tributary of the Snake River in eastern Oregon in the United States. It drains a high desert area, between the Harney Basin and the Blue Mountains and the Snake....

, slightly more than 327 miles (526.3 km) from the Snake's confluence with the Columbia River

Columbia River

The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...

. Draining 1090 mi2, it flows predominately west to east.

The river begins at Unity Reservoir at the confluence of the north, middle, and south forks of the river. The reservoir is slightly east of the Whitman National Forest

Whitman National Forest

Whitman National Forest was established in Oregon on July 1, 1908 with from part of Blue Mountains National Forest. On June 20, 1920 part of Minam National Forest was added. In 1954 it was administratively combined with Wallowa National Forest to make Wallowa–Whitman National Forest...

 in the Blue Mountains

Blue Mountains (Oregon)

The Blue Mountains are a mountain range in the western United States, located largely in northeastern Oregon and stretching into southeastern Washington...

 and slightly north of Unity

Unity, Oregon

Unity is a city in Baker County, Oregon, United States, located in the Burnt River Valley. The population was 131 at the 2000 census.-History:While the town was never platted, a post office was established in Unity in 1891...

. Unity Lake State Recreation Site

Unity Lake State Recreation Site

Unity Lake State Recreation Site is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department....

 adjoins the reservoir. As it leaves the lake, the river flows under Oregon Route 245

Oregon Route 245

Oregon Route 245 is an Oregon state highway running from Salisbury to Unity. OR 245 is known as the Dooley Mountain Highway No. 415...

, then runs east along the highway past Hereford

Hereford, Oregon

Hereford is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, Hereford has a post office with a ZIP code of 97837. Hereford lies on Oregon Route 245 northeast of its intersection with U.S. Route 26 in Unity....

 and Bridgeport and, through the Burnt River Canyon, to Durkee

Durkee, Oregon

Durkee is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office with the ZIP code of 97905. Durkee lies at the Vandercar Road exit of Interstate 84....

. Turning generally south at Durkee, the river runs along Interstate 84

Interstate 84 in Oregon

In the U.S. state of Oregon, Interstate 84 travels east–west, following the Columbia River and the rough path of the old Oregon Trail from Portland east to Idaho. For this reason, it is also known as most of the Columbia River Highway No. 2 and all of the Old Oregon Trail Highway No. 6 . It...

 past Weatherby

Weatherby, Oregon

Weatherby is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It is located about nine miles southeast of Durkee on Interstate 84/U.S. Route 30, near the Burnt River....

, Dixie

Dixie, Baker County, Oregon

Dixie is an unincorporated locale in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It is located on the Burnt River about five miles north of Lime. Dixie was so-named because it is near the confluence of the Burnt River and Dixie Creek, which in turn was named for the many gold miners from the U.S. South ...

, and Lime

Lime, Oregon

Lime is an unincorporated community in Baker County, Oregon, United States, five miles north of Huntington on U.S. Route 30/Interstate 84. It is near the confluence of Marble Creek and the Burnt River on the Union Pacific Railroad. The Oregon Trail passes through Lime.Lime post office was...

before flowing under the Interstate and turning east again. Shortly thereafter, it passes Huntington and reaches the Snake.