East Fork Carson River
| East Fork Carson River | |
|---|---|
Sierra Nevada | |
| • location | Alpine County, California |
| • coordinates | 38°21′41″N 119°37′36″W / 38.36139°N 119.62667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 10,312 ft (3,143 m) |
| Mouth | Carson River |
• location | Douglas County, Nevada |
• coordinates | 38°59′27″N 119°49′29″W / 38.99083°N 119.82472°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,675 ft (1,425 m) |
| Length | 61 mi (98 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 392 sq mi (1,020 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Gardnerville, NV[4] |
| • average | 376 cu ft/s (10.6 m3/s)[5] |
| • minimum | 11 cu ft/s (0.31 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 20,300 cu ft/s (570 m3/s) |
The East Fork Carson River is the largest tributary of the Carson River, flowing through California and Nevada in the western United States. The north-flowing river is 61 miles (98 km) long[3] and drains a mostly rural, mountainous watershed of 392 square miles (1,020 km2).[3]
Description
The river originates at
The United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) proposed their intention in 1962 to build a $23 million dam to both provide irrigation water for a Carson canal, and generate 800 kW of power. The waters from the dam would have extended nine miles into California. Neither the canal nor dam was never built.
See also
References
- ^ a b "East Fork Carson River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ "USGS National Atlas Streamer". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ a b c "USGS Gage #10309100 on the East Fork Carson River at Minden, NV". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1974–1998. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ "USGS Gage #10309000 on the East Fork Carson River near Gardnerville, NV" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1939–2013. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ "USGS Gage #10309000 on the East Fork Carson River near Gardnerville, NV" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1939–2013. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ USGS Topo Maps for United States (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. ACME Mapper. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
- ^ "Carson River Atlas" (PDF). California Department of Water Resources. State of Nevada Division of Water Resources. December 1991. Retrieved 2016-12-08.
External links
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