Mokelumne River

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Mokelumne River
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Data
Water code US :  228902
location California (USA)
River system San Joaquin River
Drain over San Joaquin River  → Suisun Bay
origin Confluence of the North and Middle Fork Mokelune Rivers in the Sierra Nevada
38 ° 22 ′ 20 ″  N , 120 ° 36 ′ 38 ″  W
muzzle San Joaquin River Coordinates: 38 ° 5 ′ 46 "  N , 121 ° 34 ′ 12"  W 38 ° 5 ′ 46 "  N , 121 ° 34 ′ 12"  W.

Catchment area 1712 km²
Drain MQ
 18 m³ / s
Right tributaries Dry Creek , Cosumnes River
Reservoirs flowed through Salt Springs Reservoir , Pardee Reservoir , Camanche Reservoir
Medium-sized cities Lodi
Lower Mokelumne River at Lodi

Lower Mokelumne River at Lodi

The Mokelumne River is a river in California . The Upper Mokelumne River has its source in the Sierra Nevada and flows into the Camanche Reservoir in the area of ​​the foothills of the Sierra. The Lower Mokelumne River is the lower section of the river below the Camanche Dam . It crosses the Central Valley with flow direction west, passes the city of Lodi and finally flows into the San Joaquin River in the area of ​​the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta .

The name [ mɒˈkɛləmni ] is Plains Miwok and is composed of moke meaning " fishing net " and -umne , a suffix meaning "people of". The common English pronunciation - at least in the region - is [mə.ˈkɒ.lə.mi] . The town of Mokelumne Hill was named after the river around 1850.

Freetime activities

The Mokelumne River includes five well-known whitewater kayak stretches: Fantasy Falls, Devil's Nose, Tiger Creek Dam, Ponderosa and Electra-Middle Bar.

  • Fantasy Falls , Class V +, 26-mile wilderness reach , runs from below Highway 4 in Alpine County to its confluence with Salt Springs Reservoir .
  • Devil's Nose , Class IV-V, extends 17 miles from the Salt Springs Dam to the Tiger Creek Power Plant.
  • Below the Tiger Creek Dam is the so-called Tiger Creek Dam Whitewater run , a scenic 3 mile long section of difficulty Class IV.
  • The Ponderosa run leads from the Ponderosa Way to the Electra power plant.
  • The westernmost whitewater section is the Electra-Middle Bar , a Class II-III whitewater stretch of over 5 miles. It starts below the Electra power plant and ends at the Middle Bar Bridge.

The Mokelumne River is ideal as a recreational area, for example for fishing, camping, picnicking, bird and nature watching and gold panning. Electra Road, east of Highway 49 , is popular with joggers and hikers. The large granite boulders, Calaveras Dome and Hammer Dome , near the Salt Springs Reservoir, are popular destinations for climbers. There are three campsites near Salt Springs: Mokelumne River, White Azalea, and Moore Creek. Above the Salt Springs Reservoir is the Mokelumne Wilderness .

nature and environment

The East Bay Municipal Utility District plans to enlarge the Pardee Reservoir, which would flood a large stretch of river, including the unique cultural and historical monuments on its banks. This would also jeopardize the Mokelumne River's designation as a National Wild and Scenic River .

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