Tuolumne River

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Tuolumne River
Tuolumne River at Dana Meadows

Tuolumne River at Dana Meadows

Data
Water code US :  255171
location California (USA)
River system San Joaquin River
Drain over San Joaquin River  → Suisun Bay
source in Yosemite National Park
37 ° 45 ′ 17 ″  N , 119 ° 16 ′ 3 ″  W
muzzle San Joaquin River Coordinates: 37 ° 36 ′ 18 "  N , 121 ° 10 ′ 30"  W 37 ° 36 ′ 18 "  N , 121 ° 10 ′ 30"  W

length 250 km
Reservoirs flowed through Hetch Hetchy Reservoir , Don Pedro Reservoir
Medium-sized cities Modesto

The Tuolumne River [ tuːˈɒləmi ˈɹɪvɚ ] is a river in the US state of California . The river has its source in Yosemite National Park near the Tioga Pass in the Sierra Nevada and flows westward almost parallel to the Merced River . After about 250 kilometers it flows into the San Joaquin River . The largest city on the river is Modesto .

In the upper part of the river it crosses the Tuolumne Meadows and the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne River . Below that it is dammed in the Hetch Hetchy Valley . Outside the Yosemite National Park it unites with the tributaries Middle Fork Tuolumne River and South Fork Tuolumne River .

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