Donner Creek

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Donner Creek, looking upstream where it leaves Donner Lake Donner Creek leaving Donner Lake.jpg
Donner Creek, looking upstream where it leaves Donner Lake

Donner Creek is a stream in Nevada County, California, that flows into and out of Donner Lake. It is a tributary to the Truckee River. [1]

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Coldstream Canyon

A significant tributary to Donner Creek is Cold Creek, which drains Coldstream Canyon, a 12.5 square mile area south of Donner Lake, in and near Truckee. [2]

Course

Donner Creek Cold Creek confluence.jpg
Confluence of Cold Creek (right) with Donner Creek (left)
Trukee River Donner Creek confluence.jpg
Confluence of Donner Creek (right) with Truckee River

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Donner Creek
  2. ↑ River Run Consulting and Hydro Science. "Coldstream Canyon Watershed Assessment" (PDF). truckeeriverwc.org. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

39°18′59″N120°12′02″W / 39.3163°N 120.2006°W / 39.3163; -120.2006


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