Alger Creek

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Alger Creek
Tributary to Rush Creek
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Location of Alger Creek mouth
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Alger Creek (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State California
County Mono
Physical characteristics
SourceParker Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles south of Parker Peak
 • coordinates 37°48′35″N119°11′31″W / 37.80972°N 119.19194°W / 37.80972; -119.19194 [1]
 • elevation11,090 ft (3,380 m) [2]
Mouth Rush Creek
 • location
about 4 miles west of June Lake, California
 • coordinates
 37°46′51″N119°07′38″W / 37.78083°N 119.12722°W / 37.78083; -119.12722 Coordinates: 37°46′51″N119°07′38″W / 37.78083°N 119.12722°W / 37.78083; -119.12722 [1]
 • elevation
7,231 ft (2,204 m) [3]
Length4.70 mi (7.56 km) [4]
Basin size5.73 square miles (14.8 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • locationRush Creek
 • average6.95 cu ft/s (0.197 m3/s) at mouth with Rush Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression Rush Creek → Mono Lake
River system Rush Creek
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCA 158

Alger Creek is a stream in Mono County, California, in the United States. [6]

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Alger creek basin as seen from Koip peak

Alger Creek took its name from Alger Lakes. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Alger Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "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 "Alger Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alger Creek
  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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