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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.
The South Fork Catawba River (better known as the South Fork River) [5] begins south of Hickory, North Carolina just northwest of the intersection of US Highway 321 and North Carolina Highway 10, at the confluence of the Henry Fork and Jacob Fork located adjacent to the east side of the Jacob Fork Newton City Park.
Location: Northern California: Coordinates: 1]: Type: Reservoir: Primary inflows: Silver Fork American River South Fork American River Watershed: Primary outflows: Silver Fork American River: Basin countries: United States: Managing agency: El Dorado Irrigation District: Surface area: 525 acres (212 ha): Average depth: 73 Feet: Surface elevation: 7,200 feet (2,200 m): Islands: Treasure Island ...
The river rises at the head of American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Salt Lake City.The unnamed stream, which is the source of the American Fork, flows from Mineral Basin, through the length of the American Fork Canyon and has several named tributaries (Silver Creek, Deer Creek, and Cattle Creek).
The project mainly utilizes water from the South Fork American River and its tributaries, although some water is drawn from the Rubicon River, a tributary of the Middle Fork American River. Project dams provide water storage of about 430,000 acre⋅ft (530,000 dam 3 ) and a total hydraulic head of 5,417 ft (1,651 m) from the highest reservoir ...
Below the dam, the river bends south, passing under the Foresthill Bridge, the highest bridge in California, then receives the Middle Fork American River, its largest tributary, from the left. The valley widens as the river flows south past Auburn , soon emptying into the north arm of Folsom Lake, a reservoir formed in 1955 by the Folsom Dam.