The Native Americans in the Umpqua 's watershed consist of several tribes , such as the Umpqua ( a band of the Coquille for which the river is named ) , and the Kalapuya . These tribes witnessed much of the Great Flood of 1862 , during which the Umpqua and other rivers rose to levels so high that even the oldest Indians had never seen a greater flood
Great Flood of 1862
Great Flood of 1862
Umpqua River