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The St. John's River was named after Loomis St. John [4] [5] and was a product of the 1862 flood. [6]In 1889, the Tulare Irrigation District was organized, and that body constructed a series of canals which diverted water from the river.
By average discharge, the Smith is the largest river system in California that flows freely along its entire course. [8] The highly variable annual flow is approximately 3,746 cu ft/s (106.1 m 3 /s), with an average monthly high of 8,432 cu ft/s (238.8 m 3 /s) in January, and an average low of 336 cu ft/s (9.5 m 3 /s) in September.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Canyons and gorges of California" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total ...
Rock climbing in the Owens River Gorge. The Owens River Gorge is a steep 10 mi (16 km) canyon on the upper Owens River in eastern California in the United StatesThe canyon is located at the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada mountains in southern Mono County, along the stretch of the river where it exits the Long Valley near its source and enters the north end of Owens Valley.
The Cosumnes River is a river in northern California in the United States. It rises on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada and flows approximately 52.5 miles (84.5 km) [2] into the Central Valley, emptying into the Mokelumne River in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
It is possible that Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the first European to see the San Lorenzo River when in 1542 he sailed the coast of California and stopped in Monterey Bay. [20] Sebastian Vizcaino's 1602-1604 expedition was to further explore the coast and resulted in several detailed maps of the coast, with potential ports for Spain to develop ...
Cuddeback Lake is a dry lake in the Mojave Desert of San Bernardino County, California, 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Edwards Air Force Base. The lake is approximately 10 km (6 mi) long and 4 km (2 mi) at its widest point. It is also the site of the Cuddeback Lake Air Force Gunnery Range. [1]
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.