Deer Creek (Tulare County, California)

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Deer Creek
More's Creek
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Location of the mouth within California
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Region Tulare County
Physical characteristics
Source source
  locationon the west slope of the Greenhorn Mountains, in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Tulare County
  coordinates 35°54′10″N118°34′13″W / 35.90278°N 118.57028°W / 35.90278; -118.57028 [1]
  elevation7,560 ft (2,300 m)
Mouth mouth
  location
terminates at the Lakeland and Homeland Canals in the San Joaquin Valley, Tulare County
  coordinates
35°56′05″N119°28′23″W / 35.93472°N 119.47306°W / 35.93472; -119.47306 [1]
  elevation
203 ft (62 m) [1]

Deer Creek, formerly More's Creek, is a creek in Tulare County, California. Its source is in the on the west slope of the Greenhorn Mountains, in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. From there Deer Creek runs west to terminate at the Lakeland and Homeland Canals in the San Joaquin Valley just east of the Tulare - Kings County border. Originally it ran into Tulare Lake before it was diverted for agriculture.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek