Cherry Creek (Tuolumne River tributary)
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Cherry Creek is a large, swift-flowing[5] stream in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and is the largest tributary of the Tuolumne River. The creek is 44.6 miles (71.8 km) long measured to its farthest headwaters;[3] the main stem itself is 27.7 miles (44.6 km) long,[3] draining a watershed of 234 square miles (610 km2) in the Stanislaus National Forest. Part of the drainage also extends into the northwest corner of Yosemite National Park.
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Cherry Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Sierra Nevada |
• location | Emigrant Wilderness, Tuolumne County |
• coordinates | 38°05′54″N 119°47′23″W[1] |
• elevation | 7,119 ft (2,170 m) |
Mouth | Tuolumne River |
• location | West of Mather, Tuolumne County |
• coordinates | 37°53′19″N 119°58′19″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,162 ft (659 m) |
Length | 27.7 mi (44.6 km)[2] |
Basin size | 216.3 sq mi (560 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | below Holm Powerplant, near the mouth[4] |
• average | 694 cu ft/s (19.7 m3/s)[4] |
• minimum | 1.6 cu ft/s (0.045 m3/s) |
• maximum | 33,500 cu ft/s (950 m3/s) |
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