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The Kaweah River is a river draining the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California in the United States. Fed primarily by high elevation snowmelt along the Great Western Divide, the Kaweah begins as four forks in Sequoia National Park, where the watershed is noted for its alpine scenery and its dense concentrations of giant sequoias, the largest trees on Earth.
Mount Kaweah (/ k ə ˈ w iː. ə /) is a mountain in California's Sequoia National Park and forms part of the Kaweah Peaks Ridge, a spur of the Great Western Divide which extends south from Triple Divide Peak.
Lake Kaweah is a reservoir near Lemon Cove in Tulare County, California. The lake is formed by Terminus Dam on the Kaweah River . The river originates in the Sierra Nevada and drains about 560 sq mi (1,500 km 2 ) into Lake Kaweah before flowing towards the San Joaquin Valley .
The East Fork Kaweah River is a 22.5-mile (36.2 km) [2] tributary of the Kaweah River in Tulare County, California. The river begins below Farewell Gap at the head of the Mineral King Valley in Sequoia National Park. The East Fork of the Kaweah has its source at the prominent high elevation gap at the head of the Mineral King Valley, Farewell Gap.
Kaweah (Yokuts: Gā'wia) is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Kaweah is 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northwest of Three Rivers . Kaweah has a post office with ZIP code 93237.
Kaweah Peaks Ridge is a spur of the Great Western Divide, a sub-range of California's Sierra Nevada. [3] The ridge is located in Sequoia National Park and is composed of mostly rugged and loose metamorphic rock .
Three Rivers is located in the Kaweah River canyon, just above Lake Kaweah. Surrounding terrain is marked by oak woodland forest and foothills. The Kaweah River drainage is a very short river drainage, and quickly terrain climbs from around 1,000 feet (300 m).
The North Fork Kaweah River is a 21.4-mile (34.4 km)-long [2] tributary of the Kaweah River in Tulare County, California. The river starts at the confluence of Dorst Creek and Stony Creek, near Dorst Creek Campground in Sequoia National Park .