[4] The East Fork flows generally west through the Brewster Valley near the rural community of Sitkum to the vicinity of Dora in Coos County.

Downstream of Dora, the river turns southwest to meet the North Fork at Gravelford.

[4] The land in the watershed is used mainly for timber production and farming; commercial forests dominate in much of the region.

[3] Named tributaries of the East Fork Coquille River from source to mouth are Knepper, Lost, Dead Horse, Camas, Brummit, China, and Bills creeks.

[5] The East Fork supports populations of cutthroat trout, steelhead, and Chinook and coho salmon.