Alder Creek (Mariposa County, California)

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Alder Creek
Tributary to South Fork Merced River
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Location of Alder Creek mouth
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Alder Creek (Mariposa County, California) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State California
County Mariposa
Physical characteristics
SourceBridleveil Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Badger Pass Ski Area
 • coordinates 37°38′28″N119°37′46″W / 37.64111°N 119.62944°W / 37.64111; -119.62944 [1]
 • elevation7,520 ft (2,290 m) [2]
Mouth South Fork Merced River
 • location
about 6 miles northwest of Winona, California
 • coordinates
 37°34′37″N119°41′55″W / 37.57694°N 119.69861°W / 37.57694; -119.69861 [1]
 • elevation
3,457 ft (1,054 m) [3]
Length6.50 mi (10.46 km) [4]
Basin size14.89 square miles (38.6 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location South Fork Merced River
 • average20.37 cu ft/s (0.577 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Merced River [5]
Basin features
Progression South Fork Merced River → Merced River → San Joaquin River → Suisun Bay → San Francisco Bay → Pacific Ocean
River system Merced River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWawona Road

Alder Creek is a stream in Mariposa County, California, in the United States. It is a tributary of the South Fork Merced River. [6]

Contents

Alder Creek was likely named after Alnus rhombifolia , also known as alder. [7]

Course

Alder Creek rises about 3 miles southeast of Badger Pass Ski Area in Mariposa County, California, and then flows southwest to join South Fork Merced River about 6 miles northwest of Wawona. [3]

Watershed

Alder Creek drains 14.89 square miles (38.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 308.92, and is about 92% forested. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Alder Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Alder Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alder Creek (Mariposa County, California)
  7. ↑ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 3. ISBN   978-0-944220-19-1.



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