Alder Creek is a stream in Mariposa County, California, in the United States. It is a tributary of the South Fork Merced River.[6]
| Alder Creek Tributary to South Fork Merced River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Alder Creek mouth  Alder Creek (Mariposa County, California) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mariposa |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bridleveil Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles southeast of Badger Pass Ski Area |
| • coordinates | 37°38′28″N 119°37′46″W / 37.64111°N 119.62944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 7,520 ft (2,290 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Fork Merced River |
• location | about 6 miles northwest of Winona, California |
• coordinates | 37°34′37″N 119°41′55″W / 37.57694°N 119.69861°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,457 ft (1,054 m)[3] |
| Length | 6.50 mi (10.46 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 14.89 square miles (38.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Fork Merced River |
| • average | 20.37 cu ft/s (0.577 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Merced River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Fork Merced River → Merced River → San Joaquin River → Suisun Bay → San Francisco Bay → Pacific Ocean |
| River system | Merced River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Wawona Road |
Alder Creek was likely named after Alnus rhombifolia, also known as alder.[7]
Course
editAlder Creek rises about 3 miles southeast of Badger Pass Ski Area in Mariposa County, California, and then flows southwest to join South Fork Merced River about 6 miles northwest of Wawona.[3]
Watershed
editAlder Creek drains 14.89 square miles (38.6 km2) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 308.92, and is about 92% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Alder Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Alder Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alder Creek (Mariposa County, California)
- ^ 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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