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The North Fork American River also flows into the lake, and the combined rivers form the American River proper, which flows from the dam southwest to a confluence with the Sacramento River. [8] The South Fork drains an area of 840 sq mi (2,200 km 2), [4] or about a third of the 2,150 sq mi (5,600 km 2) American River watershed. Major ...
The South Fork also features the historic town of Coloma, where the California Gold Rush began in 1848. Trout fishing and recreational gold panning are popular activities on the South Fork. The Silver Fork American River is a 20-mile-long (32 km) [6] tributary of the South Fork American River, that has its origin at Silver Lake [20]
Below the dam, South Fork Silver Creek winds its way west for 4.5 miles before turning northward for another 7.5 miles where it empties into Junction Reservoir. Big Silver Creek begins near Pearl Lake just to the southeast of Two Peaks East in the Desolation Wilderness and flows for six miles due west into Union Valley Reservoir.
American River (North Fork) North Fork American River: CA: BLM, USFS: Nov 10, 1978 38.3 mi (61.6 km) 0 0 38.3 mi (61.6 km) Andreafsky River Andreafsky River, East Fork Andreafsky River: AK: USFWS: Dec 2, 1980 262 mi (422 km) 0 0 262 mi (422 km) Aniakchak Wild River [3]
The river is formed by the confluence of the American River and Red River in the Nez Perce National Forest at an elevation of 3,901 ft (1,189 m). The roughly 20-mile (32 km) American River rises at 5,200 ft (1,600 m) and flows generally south to the confluence, while the northwest flowing Red River, rising at 6,100 ft (1,900 m), is about 25 mi (40 km) long.
[14] The South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club Historic District was designated in 1986 as what is now termed a National Historic Landmark District and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] The district includes eight contributing buildings remaining from the club, including the club house and six cottages.
South Fork American River; South Fork Eel River; ... South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club; South Fork High School, a public high school in Stuart, Florida; See also
The first person to discover gold in the Mokelumne was likely Charles Weber in 1848. Weber did not stay in the area for long; he moved on to the Coloma diggings on the South Fork American River before establishing a supply center at present-day Stockton, several miles south of the Mokelumne River. Most of the Gold Rush profits and trade on the ...