ium ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁ancient ▁author ▁mention ing ▁the ▁place , ▁al beit ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁Sc ir pha e ▁or ▁Sk ir ph ai ▁( Σ κ ί ρ φ α ι ), ▁notes ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁pol is ▁( city - state ), ▁and ▁c ites ▁Di ok idas ▁for ▁the ▁dem onym , ▁ Σ κ ί ρ φ ι ος , ▁a ▁historian ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century   B CE . ▁The ▁dem onym ▁ Σ κ ι ρ φ α î ος ▁is ▁preserved ▁in ▁a ▁fragment ▁of ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁this ▁historian . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁ancient ▁Ph oc is ▁Category : Form er ▁populated ▁places ▁in ▁Greece <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁South ▁F ork ▁Al se a ▁River ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Al se a ▁River ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Oregon . ▁It ▁begins ▁at ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁H orton ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Oregon ▁Coast ▁Range ▁and ▁flows ▁generally ▁north west ▁to ▁near ▁Al se a . ▁There ▁it ▁joins ▁the ▁North ▁F ork ▁Al se a ▁River ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁main ▁stem . ▁ ▁Fish ing ▁in ▁Oregon ▁describes ▁the ▁South ▁F ork ▁as ▁" f air - s ized " ▁stream ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁width ▁of ▁. ▁Fish ing ▁for ▁wild ▁cut th ro at ▁tr out ▁is ▁" ex cell ent ", ▁and ▁the ▁stream ▁also ▁supports ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁steel head .