Tuolumne River - Knowledge

2158: 1858:, water supply, and hydroelectric power. The uppermost dam is the O'Shaughnessy, which impounds the 360,000-acre-foot (440,000,000 m) Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, providing water and power to the City of San Francisco. The Hetch Hetchy hydroelectric system diverts large volumes of water into tunnels that feed two hydroelectric plants, the Kirkwood and the Moccasin. The power system is efficient because of the Tuolumne's great drop, over 2,750 feet (840 m), between Hetch Hetchy and the outlet of Moccasin Powerhouse. However, it also causes dewatering of significant portions of the Tuolumne River, especially during low water summers when all but a minimal fish release is diverted through the power plants. Not all of the flow used by the power plants is returned to the river. About 244,000 acre-feet (301,000,000 m) per year flows through the gravity fed Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct to serve San Francisco and its customer municipalities. Due to the pristine quality of the water, the Hetch Hetchy system is one of only a few serving major cities in the United States that does not require filtration. 737: 540: 5798: 1522: 2400:(advanced) river with many rapids changing to Class V when the flow exceeds 4,000 cubic feet per second (110 m/s). The most difficult single rapids is Clavey Falls, located just above the Clavey River; the longest is Grey's Grindstone, at nearly a mile (1.6 km). Between these two rapids the swimming holes of the Clavey are a popular camping spot during the summer. The Cherry Creek is also run by commercial trips. It is considered one of the most difficult whitewater rivers in the entire United States, with fifteen Class V rapids. Both runs are dam controlled, which usually extends the rafting season through the dry late summer and fall. 1878:, and diverted into Cherry Lake through a tunnel. The combined flow is channeled into a penstock and returns to the river at the Holm Powerhouse. Unlike the Hetch Hetchy system, the Cherry Creek system is used exclusively for hydropower, not water supply, because the water quality is not quite as good. However, there is a connecting aqueduct that allows Cherry Lake to be tapped to supply the Hetch Hetchy system during severe droughts. This backup water supply was last used during late 2015, as a test to ensure its functionality should drought conditions become worse. The previous time it was used was 1988. 752:(USGS) operates, or has operated, several stream gages along the Tuolumne River. Today, average annual river flows reach a maximum in the short stretch between Don Pedro Dam and La Grange Dam, about 50 miles (80 km) above the mouth, before the start of large irrigation diversions. A USGS gage recorded an average annual flow of 2,343 cubic feet per second (66.3 m/s) here between 1911 and 1970, with a maximum peak of 60,300 cubic feet per second (1,710 m/s) on January 31, 1911, and a minimum monthly mean of 57.5 cubic feet per second (1.63 m/s) in October 1912. During the 1895:

the same site. The Turlock and Modesto Irrigation Districts control the lion's share of water in the reservoir, although the City of San Francisco also has storage rights, which it uses mainly to offset the effects of water diverted upstream at Hetch Hetchy. Because of the desire to increase water storage for other uses, only 340,000 acre-feet (420,000,000 m) of the reservoir is designated flood control, which is relatively small compared to other reservoirs in California. As a result, Don Pedro frequently fills and spills during winter storms, causing damage downstream.

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controlled fires to clear out old vegetation in their gathering areas, allowing for more efficient harvesting of new growth. This would also increase the prevalence of grasses and ferns, attracting game animals such as deer, and made the landscape more easily navigable. Many of the landscapes in the Tuolumne River area encountered by the first European explorers were thus not pristine but the result of hundreds of years of management; indeed, the famous meadows of Hetch Hetchy Valley prior to its damming only existed because of the annual burn.

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or 5,518 cubic feet per second (156.3 m/s) in 1983, and the lowest was 134,000 acre-feet (0.165 km) or 185 cubic feet per second (5.2 m/s) in 1977 – a 30:1 difference. Although most of the flow in the river originates from summer snowmelt, massive floods can occur following heavy winter storms. The natural flow of the Tuolumne at the mouth is greatly reduced by diversions to both San Francisco's Hetch Hetchy municipal water system and the canals of the Modesto and Turlock irrigation districts.

551: 1344: 2112: 1882: 969: 1862: 2081: 2108:, or "a group of stone huts or caves". Father Pedro Muñoz, a member of the 1806 expedition, noted in his diary that "we came upon a village called Tautamne. This village is situated on some steep precipices, inaccessible on account of their rough rocks. The Indians live in their sótanos ". At this time, the Native American population along the lower Tuolumne and Stanislaus Rivers is believed to have been approximately two thousand. 2180:, in 1854.) The prosperity in the region prompted a search for a new crossing of the Sierra Nevada that would provide more direct access to the camps from the east. The Clark-Skidmore Party made this crossing in 1852 via the upper Stanislaus River and the north fork of the Tuolumne. Parts of the route they established eventually formed the Walker River Trail, regarded as one of the more difficult of the main Sierra crossings. 50: 2258: 1046: 2290:, those rights could be relinquished under the "use it or lose it" rule, so storage had to be developed to enable the full beneficial use of river water. Named for the Gold Rush mining camp its reservoir submerged, the Don Pedro dam was completed in 1923, holding back 289,000 acre-feet (0.356 km) of water. In 1923 and 1924 both Don Pedro and La Grange dams were fitted for hydroelectric generation. 2315: 31: 2041:

Mexican periods, the Central Valley was used for cattle ranching, which quickly decimated natural range grasses. During the 1880s American sheep ranchers brought their herds into the upper Tuolumne River watershed for summer pasture, which further damaged the range in the foothills and Sierras. Hetch Hetchy Valley was one of the main summer grazing areas for sheep. The decline of native

2277:, completed in 1893, replaced the older mining dam at the same site; at 122 feet (37 m), it was the highest overflow dam in the United States. The dam diverted the river into canals that water most of the lower valley. The first TID farmers received water in 1900. The MID canal took a total of thirteen years to complete, with the first water deliveries on June 27, 1903. 2273:, farmers organized to build irrigation infrastructure along the Tuolumne River. Turlock Irrigation District (TID), established in 1887, was the first irrigation district in California, and the Modesto Irrigation District (MID) was established soon after in the same year. The two districts serve the south and north sides of the river, respectively. The present-day 2146:. The first known discovery of gold in the area was made by Benjamin Wood, a prospector from Oregon, in the summer of 1848. During the latter part of that year and early 1849, mining camps were established along the Tuolumne, including Jamestown, Tuttletown, Melones, Don Pedros Bar, and Shaws Flat. The following spring a party of Mexican miners from 2069:, who were the largest regional Native American group immediately prior to European contact, first established themselves in the area around 1200 CE. The Miwok lived in the Sierra foothills and Central Valley lowlands during winter and traveled into the upper Tuolumne River in summer to hunt, as well as seek refuge from the summer heat. The 2195:. The unpredictable nature of the river made both navigating and crossing difficult, so starting in the Gold Rush era many ferries were established, one of the first at Dickenson's Ferry in the early 1850s. This particular location was the crossing of Fort Miller Road (Millerton Road), a major land trade route that connected Stockton with 1846:

river water is used to irrigate almost five times that area outside the watershed boundaries. About 16,500 acres (6,700 ha) (1.3 percent) of the watershed are urbanized, mostly in the Greater Modesto area. About 550,000 people inhabit the Tuolumne River watershed as a whole, with approximately 210,000 living in Modesto.

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reservoir of 2,030,000 acre-feet (2.50 km) – ten times the size of Old Don Pedro – filled completely in June 1982. The reservoir submerged 25 miles (40 km) of the middle Tuolumne River and 12,000 acres (4,900 ha) of surrounding land, including the historic Gold Rush town of Jacksonville.

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was built along 68 miles (109 km) of the Tuolumne River Canyon to provide access to the remote construction site. Hydroelectric power reached San Francisco by 1925, but the first water was not delivered until 1934. Today, San Francisco diverts about 33 percent of the flow of the Tuolumne at

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began in 1921 to store floodwaters of the Tuolumne proper, allowing for the extension of the irrigation season and to provide water during dry years. A secondary purpose for the construction of the dam was that TID and MID were aware that the city of San Francisco, 160 miles (260 km) west of the

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impossible at the aforementioned waterfalls) the water flow depends entirely on rain and snow melt, and the whitewater season can be extremely short during dry years. The general consensus is "that the best paddling in is the upper miles while the middle section is better for hikers and canyoneers."

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10 m). The earth-filled New Don Pedro Dam, 585 feet (178 m) high, is the 10th tallest dam in the United States and was constructed as a multipurpose project, serving irrigation, municipal water supply, hydropower and flood control. It replaced an earlier concrete dam built on approximately

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Between Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and the upper end of Lake Don Pedro the Tuolumne flows through the Sierra foothills, where it has a lower gradient but continues to maintain a fast current. Stream pools and gravel bars figure more prominently in the channel, allowing the growth of riparian habitat. By

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Further downstream, the USGS gage at Modesto – about 10 miles (16 km) above the mouth – recorded an annual mean of 1,326 cubic feet per second (37.5 m/s) between 1940 and 2013. The highest peak was 57,000 cubic feet per second (1,600 m/s) on December 9, 1950, and the lowest daily mean

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By volume, the Tuolumne is the largest river draining the southern Sierra, with an estimated virgin flow of 1,850,000 acre-feet (2.28 km) per year – over 2,550 cubic feet per second (72 m/s). Near the river's mouth, the highest recorded annual volume was 3,995,000 acre-feet (4.928 km)

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The Tuolumne is considered a classic California whitewater run, and has been used recreationally since the 1960s. Most rafters put in at Meral's Pool, located about 2 miles (3.2 km) below Cherry Creek, for the 18-mile (29 km) run to Lake Don Pedro. Several rafting companies serve the main

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Construction of the dam began in 1967 and the river was diverted in September 1968. The embankment was topped out on May 28, 1970, and the project was formally dedicated on May 22, 1971, after four years of construction and a total cost of over $ 110 million. It would be eleven years before the new

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was founded near the mouth of the Tuolumne as a port, but it soon became apparent that mining debris had made the river unsuitable for navigation, and the area was abandoned. In the mid-1860s Tuolumne City and Paradise (located about 5 miles (8.0 km) further up the river) were reestablished as

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immediately south, this is the southernmost existing population of Chinook salmon in North America. Massive irrigation diversions and river channelization projects have led to the extinction of the spring Chinook run and greatly reduced the fall run. Dams have blocked more than half of the original

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and is primarily forested with some alpine, meadow and grassland zones. The primary land use in the lower Tuolumne River watershed is agriculture, but there are also significant urbanized areas. Although only about 68,000 acres (28,000 ha) (5.4 percent) of the watershed itself are farmed,

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designation in 1984. The designated reach is “the main stem from its source to the Don Pedro Reservoir.” The system uses three classifications; Tuolumne has 47 miles (76 km) categorized as Wild, 23 miles (37 km) categorized as Scenic and 13 miles (21 km) categorized as Recreational,

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and subsequent fires devastated the city, proving the inadequacy of the existing water system. After exploring fourteen sites throughout Central California, San Francisco had settled on the Tuolumne's Hetch Hetchy Valley as the ideal location to develop storage and hydroelectric power. Because the

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operations became the dominant extraction method. The Tuolumne County Water Company, first organized in 1851 to divert water from the Tuolumne River basin to the Stanislaus River, constructed a network of reservoirs, ditches and flumes initially used for mining and later for irrigation. The Golden

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As the population of the area grew, the Tuolumne River districts soon began to experience seasonal water shortages. The Dallas-Warner Reservoir (today's Modesto Reservoir) was completed in 1912 on the north side of the river, but was only considered a temporary solution. Construction on the first

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in grassland to clear out dead foliage, providing room for new growth which in turn attracted game animals to forage. They also periodically burned out oak woodland areas in the foothills to control pests, which otherwise would have affected their main food supply, acorns. During the Spanish and

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provide riparian and wetland habitat, which contribute sediment to the watershed's runoff. There are also a large number of natural lakes and tarns in the upper watershed. The Sierra crest harbors a number of glaciers, including Lyell and Maclure Glaciers, the largest in Yosemite National Park.

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In Yosemite National Park, the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne (from Tuolumne Meadows to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir) was first kayaked in 1983. This 32-mile (51 km) segment is rated Class IV-V+, with many waterfalls requiring a portage. In addition to being extremely difficult (if not borderline

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system with a channel capacity of roughly 9,000 cubic feet per second (250 m/s) at the 9th St. Bridge in Modesto – significantly smaller than the river's maximum flood potential. The valley is dependent on flood control storage at Lake Don Pedro to prevent flows from exceeding the channel

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The La Grange Dam, a much smaller masonry diversion dam, is the last one on the Tuolumne before it joins with the San Joaquin. Modesto Canal, on the north side of the river, and Turlock Canal, on the south side, are both large irrigation diversions. The Modesto Canal feeds the 29,000-acre-foot

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By the mid 20th century it was clear that storage capacity in Tuolumne River reservoirs was insufficient to meet growing water demands. The irrigation dam at Don Pedro could only store enough water for a single growing season, allowing little carryover for drought years, and on the other hand

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The chief meeting point of the Paiute and Miwok was the Hetch Hetchy Valley, rich in edible plants and game. The origin of the name "Hetch Hetchy" may have been a type of edible grass that grew in the valley, which native peoples made into grain and ground in stone mortars for meal. They set

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of the San Joaquin Valley, formed by millions of years of sediment deposits eroded from the Sierra. Historically this section of the river was subject to frequent course changes and formed thousands of acres of seasonal wetlands during the spring floods. Since the introduction of large-scale

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providing very little flood control. In the late 1950s TID and MID began planning for a high dam on the Tuolumne River several miles below the existing Don Pedro Dam. In 1961 voters approved revenue bonds to fund the project. However, it took until 1966 for the Federal Power Commission (now

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prey on juvenile salmon, consuming as much as 93 percent of smolt before they can migrate to the sea. A controversial proposal by the State Water Resources Control Board from around 2013 would require increased spring and summer flows on the Tuolumne River which would benefit native

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Since the 1970s, the Turlock Irrigation District has proposed damming the Clavey River, a free-flowing tributary of the Tuolumne, to produce hydroelectricity. The dam would have been 413 feet (126 m) high and dried up most of the lower Clavey, a popular whitewater run. In 1994 the

2334:, famously stating – "Dam Hetch Hetchy! As well dam for water-tanks the peoples' cathedrals and churches, for no holier temple has ever been consecrated by the heart of man." The Hetch Hetchy debacle is often credited with birthing modern environmentalism, sharply dividing the 467:, the Tuolumne drains a rugged watershed of 1,958 square miles (5,070 km), carving a series of canyons through the western slope of the Sierra. While the upper Tuolumne is a fast-flowing mountain stream, the lower river crosses a broad, fertile and extensively cultivated 626:, two of the highest in Yosemite, as it enters the reservoir from the north. From its source at 8,589 feet (2,618 m) above sea level in Tuolumne Meadows, the river drops nearly a mile (1.6 km) to the Hetch Hetchy reservoir at 3,800 feet (1,200 m). 1923:. Water releases from Don Pedro Dam peaked at 60,000 cubic feet per second (1,700 m/s); while this vastly reduced potential damage from the flood, it still exceeded the channel capacity by six times, causing extensive property damage along the river. 2432:

burned 257,314 acres. This megafire was, at the time, California's third largest wildfire on record. This wildfire devastated habitat for many native and/or endangered species, and has impacted recreational opportunities, communities and economies alike.

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fish populations, but greatly reduce the water supply available for farms and cities. This has been countered by irrigation districts who maintain that the aforementioned predation, not low flows, are the primary cause of salmon smolt deaths.

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The Clavey River, not being located in the national park, is open to public access, but due to its remoteness and difficulty (Class V+), and the short window of boatable spring runoff, it is only run by a handful of kayakers each year.

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grew up on the Tuolumne as a railroad hub, absorbing most of the population of the Tuolumne valley around the turn of the century. As agricultural production rose, farmers along the Tuolumne formed California's first two

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in 1870, along a new railroad through the San Joaquin Valley, drew most of the population away from these towns and others along the Tuolumne. By the early 1900s Modesto's population numbered more than four thousand.

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Melting ice feeds the upper reaches of the Tuolumne River, maintaining water flow in the late summer when many other streams in the region are dry. The Lyell Glacier is the second largest in the Sierra Nevada, after

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The Tuolumne River watershed can be divided into three distinct physiographic regions. From the headwaters to below Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the river drains the Sierra highlands, which are characterized by solid,

2338:– which favored the development of natural resources for public benefit – and the preservationists, who believed that sites of scenic value like Hetch Hetchy were better left for public recreation and enjoyment. 782:-carved granitic bedrock, thin poor soils and areas of heavy forestation. Most of the snowpack that feeds the Tuolumne accumulates in this region. Streams are generally high-gradient, clear and rocky, but large 1889:

Below the confluence with the North Fork of the Tuolumne the river flows into Lake Don Pedro, the largest in the Tuolumne River system and the sixth-largest man made lake in California at 2,030,000 acre-feet

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Cherry Creek, the Tuolumne's biggest tributary, is also part of the San Francisco hydroelectric system. Cherry Creek is dammed at the Cherry Valley Dam, which creates 274,000-acre-foot (338,000,000 m)

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requires private trips to obtain a permit before floating the Tuolumne. Running the Tuolumne within Yosemite National Park was also in a legal gray zone until 2015, when the park opened the Tuolumne and

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After the gold rush many miners settled along the lower Tuolumne River as farmers. Ferry sites grew into lively towns, such as at Waterford, where a crossing had been established in 1866. The town of

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agriculture the Tuolumne River course has been fixed between an extensive system of levees. More than 300,000 acres (120,000 ha) in the San Joaquin Valley are irrigated using Tuolumne water.

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the Tuolumne passes Poopenaut Valley and enters a series of continuous canyons as it flows through the Sierra foothills, leaving the western boundary of Yosemite National Park and entering the

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Humans have inhabited the Tuolumne River area for up to 10,000 years. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the river canyon provided an important summer hunting ground and a trade route between

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About 669 square miles (1,730 km), or 34 percent, of the Tuolumne River watershed is inside Yosemite National Park. The rivers whose watersheds border that of the Tuolumne are the

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in the early 1970s. These projects halved the amount of water flowing from the Tuolumne into the San Joaquin, greatly reducing the once-abundant runs of salmon and steelhead in both rivers.

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The Tuolumne River watershed receives over a million recreational visits each year, primarily to the protected wilderness areas of Yosemite National Park and to the difficult but popular

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Forests in the watershed are divided between several distinct zones. The foothill region is characterized by trees and plants adapted to a hot, dry climate, including

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Despite the controversy, the city of San Francisco pushed through, beginning construction in early 1914 and filling the reservoir for the first time in May 1923. The

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Leaving the foothills, the Tuolumne flows approximately 50 miles (80 km) west across the Central Valley to its confluence with the San Joaquin River, passing

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The Tuolumne originates in Yosemite National Park, high in the Sierra Nevada, as two streams. The 7-mile (11 km) Lyell Fork rises at the

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in the United States. As the mid-20th century progressed, demands on the Tuolumne continued to increase, culminating in the completion of

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Cummerow, David (February 17, 1966). "Growing Storm Wrecked '66 Target Date – Fish Issue Cost Five Years In Planning New Don Pedro Dam".

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joins the Tuolumne from the north between the airport and the railroad. The confluence of the Tuolumne and San Joaquin is located in the

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to the east. First named in 1806 by a Spanish explorer after a nearby indigenous village, the Tuolumne was heavily prospected during the

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Below La Grange, the Tuolumne – much reduced due to irrigation diversions – flows through a fixed channel with a highly restricted

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Epke, G; Finger, M; Lusardi, R; Marks, N; Nichols, A; Null, S; O’Rear, T; Senter, A; Viers, J (2010). Mount, J; Purdy, S (eds.).

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The origin of the Tuolumne River's name is unclear. The first recorded use of the name "Tuolumne" was by the Spanish explorer

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appear. Higher still is the subalpine forest zone between 8,000 to 9,500 feet (2,400 to 2,900 m), which is dominated by

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Major tributaries of the Tuolumne and pertinent data are listed in the below table. Order is from the headwaters downstream.

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river, coveted water from the Tuolumne. Although the irrigation districts had the primary rights to the Tuolumne under the

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the time the river reaches Lake Don Pedro it has accumulated almost 90 percent of its total flow as precipitation run-off,

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discovered an even richer deposit farther upstream, establishing Sonoranian Camp, predecessor of the present-day town of

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99 miles (159 km) of migratory fish spawning habitat in the Tuolumne River watershed. The San Joaquin River and the

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Mining activity increased dramatically in the early 1850s, with prospectors pushing up into the foothills beyond

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from the north a few miles after that. The North Fork of the Tuolumne joins from the north near the upper end of

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studied the project and determined that the benefits would not justify the financial and environmental costs.

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Humans have influenced natural conditions in the Tuolumne River watershed for centuries. Native Americans set

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in the 1850s, and the lower valley was cultivated by American settlers over the next few decades. The city of

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The Battle over Hetch Hetchy : America's Most Controversial Dam and the Birth of Modern Environmentalism

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The Hetch Hetchy Valley became the center of the first major environmental controversy in the United States.

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area had been located inside Yosemite National Park since 1890, the city petitioned for Congress to pass the

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Rock Water Company, incorporated in 1855, diverted the South Fork of the Tuolumne to supply the diggings at

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populate the alpine zone, which is limited to the peaks around Tuolumne Meadows and along the Sierra Crest.

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Top: California Falls. Bottom: Waterwheel Falls, the tallest of several waterfalls along the Tuolumne River.

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was built to provide hydroelectricity and irrigation water storage. Directly below Don Pedro Dam is the

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lived along the lower Tuolumne River and were not known to venture up into the Sierra during summer.

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As it became apparent that the Central Valley's seasonal rainfall patterns made it unsuitable for

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Estimates of the first human habitation along the Tuolumne River range from 3000 to 7000 BC. The

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Like most other Sierra Nevada rivers, the Tuolumne has been extensively dammed to provide

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Preliminary Environmental Impact Report on SFPUC Water System Improvement Program

2270: 2132: 2070: 2054: 2042: 2037: 1998: 1990: 709: 637:. Most of the Tuolumne's main tributaries join within this reach, beginning with 623: 4805: 4779: 4753: 4727: 2142:

The Tuolumne River was the scene of significant gold mining activity during the

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in 1806, who may have named the river for the nearby Native American village of

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San Francisco did not move forward with plans to divert the Tuolumne until the

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species to flourish, and also increased the susceptibility of the watershed to

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The Hetch Hetchy Project provides Tuolumne water to the city of San Francisco.

1343: 6927: 6258: 6253: 6185: 6096: 5858: 5822: 5777: 5772: 5742: 5721: 5494: 5444: 5316: 5108: 3902:"SF water to be mixed with filtered water as city tests drought preparedness" 2460: 2282: 2274: 2262: 2139:, is thought to have meant "place of" or "people of" in the native language. 2074: 1940: 1855: 1785: 1772: 1713: 1700: 1635: 1622: 1551: 1538: 1462: 1449: 1373: 1360: 1296: 1283: 1219: 1206: 1147: 1134: 1075: 1062: 998: 985: 921: 908: 783: 662: 564: 511: 503: 452: 282: 221: 208: 140: 127: 68: 1915:

capacity. However, this has happened many times, most infamously during the

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Flood water is released from Hetch Hetchy Reservoir into the Tuolumne River

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for a total of 83 miles (134 km) protected from further development.

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in Calaveras County, just north of the Tuolumne River watershed along the

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Confluence: A Natural and Human History of the Tuolumne River Watershed

4705: 4080: 2389: 2161: 2002: 1907: 602:, where it forms three more major waterfalls – California, LeConte and 595: 591: 576: 78: 36: 3956: 3850: 3848: 3137: 2893: 2810: 2029:. Above 9500 feet, only small shrubs, flowering plants and occasional 571:, the highest peak in Yosemite National Park, and flows north through 6243: 5959: 5439: 5373: 5153:"Cherry Creek / Upper Tuolumne River - Whitewater Rafting (Advanced)" 3998:"Tuolumne River: 93 percent of juvenile salmon consumed by predators" 2323: 2304: 2184: 1978: 1974: 1861: 839: 4861:

United States Congressional House Committee on Public Lands (1913).

4038: 2359:) to greenlight the project. Concerns that the new dam would impact 2080: 3845: 3149: 3048: 2429: 2050: 811: 804: 463:. Originating at over 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level in 4842: 2265:

was completed in 1923 to provide long-term storage for irrigation.

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Almost 80 percent of the Tuolumne River watershed lies above

5368: 2646:. United States Geological Survey. April 14, 2014. Archived from 2257: 2131:, which appears in the names of two other California rivers, the 779: 49: 5690: 4622:"Habitat Restoration Plan for the Lower Tuolumne River Corridor" 3799:"Tuolumne-Stanislaus Integrated Regional Water Management Plan" 2529:"Chapter 5.3 Tuolumne River System and Downstream Water Bodies" 2210:

By 1853, most of the easily mined gold had been exhausted, and

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was 56 cubic feet per second (1.6 m/s) on August 6, 1977.

416: 2535:. City & County of San Francisco Planning Department. 2005 2314: 4997:. Modesto Irrigation District and Turlock Irrigation District 4530:

Hoover, MB; Rensch, HE; Rensch, EG (1966). Abeloe, WN (ed.).

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Sonora Pass Emigrants and Tuolumne County California Pioneers

4280:(3rd ed.). University of California Press. p. 159. 4020:"Fish Predation, Not Flows, Causing Salmon Death on Tuolumne" 3477:"Cherry Creek below Dion R. Holm Powerplant, near Mather, CA" 1911: 1903:

10 m), about half of the Tuolumne River's natural flow.

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Hetch Hetchy, or 14 percent of the river's total flow.

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to provide water for Central Valley farmers and the city of

4601:"Mountain Lifeline Golden Rock System Flowed With New Hope" 3917:"California drought: 2 reservoirs near Hetch Hetchy tapped" 2349: 431: 3094:"Wilderness Hiking, Big Pine Canyon, Inyo National Forest" 2918: 1931:

The Tuolumne once supported large spring and fall runs of

422: 514:, respectively. The Hetch Hetchy project, located inside 16:

River from Yosemite to the San Joaquin Valley, California

5200:"Friends of the River: California Rivers - Clavey River" 5058:"Power Company Shelves Plans to Build Dam Near Yosemite" 4206:

Historic Spots In California: Valley and Sierra Counties

2613:"A Century Later, the Battle for Hetch Hetchy Continues" 598:, the river enters the spectacular 20-mile (32 km) 575:. The 5-mile (8.0 km) Dana Fork originates between 814:. Below Don Pedro Dam the river flows across the large 5369:

Informational Site about rafting on the Tuolumne River

5332: 4848: 4086: 4044: 4022:. Turlock City News. February 19, 2013. Archived from 3854: 3155: 3143: 3054: 1874:. A major tributary, Eleanor Creek, is dammed to form 1816: 1808: 1800: 1744: 1736: 1728: 1676: 1666: 1658: 1650: 1598: 1590: 1582: 1574: 1566: 1509: 1501: 1493: 1485: 1477: 1420: 1412: 1404: 1396: 1388: 1327: 1319: 1311: 1250: 1242: 1234: 1178: 1170: 1162: 1106: 1098: 1090: 1029: 1021: 1013: 952: 944: 936: 5374:

News and information about rafting the Tuolumne River

4538:(Third ed.). Stanford University Press. p. 2234: 2183:

For a brief period the lower Tuolumne became a major

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From the 1900s to the 1930s, the river was dammed at

4342:. Tuolumne County Historical Society. Archived from 4138: 4136: 2788:. Tuolumne County Historical Society. Archived from 425: 413: 3873:"Tuolumne River System and Downstream Water Bodies" 3119:"Yosemite National Park's Largest Glacier Stagnant" 2239: 2227:. The first dam on the Tuolumne River proper, near 712:is located adjacent to the river shortly upstream. 419: 4531: 4529: 4302: 4202: 4144: 2778: 2330:, spearheaded a legal battle against the proposed 4972:. Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency 4233:California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary 4133: 3931:"Final Report of the Flood Emergency Action Team" 2811:Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Kyle, Douglas E. (1990). 2363:populations were the primary cause of the delay. 2057:process that was previously driven by wildfires. 6925: 5250: 4368:A Self-governing Dominion, California, 1849-1860 3354: 3352: 1849: 708:tracks both cross the river in Modesto, and the 5015: 4425:. University of California Press. p. 258. 4398:. University of California Press. p. 106. 4371:. University of California Press. p. 197. 3867: 3865: 3863: 2084:Tuolumne River in West Meadow, Tuolumne Meadows 4911:. Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco. 4616: 4614: 4300: 4236:. University of California Press. p. 240. 3001: 2999: 2523: 2521: 2519: 2436: 2187:route, ferrying prospectors and supplies from 760:. The gage was not in place during this time. 590:, the river meanders northwest, passing under 5706: 5405: 4573:. Tuolumne Utilities District. Archived from 3563: 3561: 3471: 3469: 3432: 3430: 3349: 3279: 3277: 2554: 2552: 2550: 583:(12,772-foot (3,893 m)) and flows west. 4495: 4493: 4105: 4103: 4101: 4099: 4097: 4095: 3860: 3718: 3716: 3393: 3391: 3240: 3238: 2104:. This may in turn refer to the native word 1926: 641:from the north just below the intake of the 447:) flows for 149 miles (240 km) through 6949:Wild and Scenic Rivers of the United States 6939:Rivers of the Sierra Nevada (United States) 4611: 4305:The Natural World of the California Indians 4203:Rensch, HE; Rensch, EG; Hoover, MB (1932). 3201: 3199: 2996: 2516: 5713: 5699: 5412: 5398: 5157:All-Outdoors California Whitewater Rafting 5109:"Whitewater Rafting on the Tuolumne River" 4700: 4698: 4696: 4525: 4523: 4309:. University of California Press. p. 4209:. Stanford University Press. p. 500. 3757: 3755: 3558: 3466: 3427: 3274: 2969: 2967: 2888: 2886: 2634: 2632: 2630: 2547: 718:San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge 482:in the Central Valley to the west and the 314:130,000 cu ft/s (3,700 m/s) 7004:Rivers of the Sierra Nevada in California 5131:"Rafting on Tuolumne River in California" 4490: 4092: 3977: 3713: 3653: 3651: 3534: 3532: 3495: 3493: 3388: 3313: 3235: 672:Lake Don Pedro, in the foothills east of 499:to better control and develop the river. 5056:Paddock, Richard C. (January 25, 1995). 4499: 4175: 3777:United States Department of the Interior 3738:United States Department of the Interior 3673:United States Department of the Interior 3583:United States Department of the Interior 3515:United States Department of the Interior 3452:United States Department of the Interior 3413:United States Department of the Interior 3374:United States Department of the Interior 3335:United States Department of the Interior 3299:United States Department of the Interior 3260:United States Department of the Interior 3221:United States Department of the Interior 3196: 3193:R stands for right bank, L for left bank 3031: 2742:United States Department of the Interior 2706:United States Department of the Interior 2578: 2502:United States Department of the Interior 2420:Rivers to limited paddling and rafting. 2350:New Don Pedro Dam and modern development 2313: 2256: 2156: 2115:Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, circa 1914 2110: 2079: 1880: 1860: 735: 667: 6994:Biosphere reserves of the United States 6959:Rivers of Stanislaus County, California 5081: 5055: 4693: 4520: 4364: 4334: 4332: 4330: 4246: 4142: 4000:. Western Farm Press. February 28, 2013 3752: 2964: 2913: 2911: 2883: 2627: 2584: 2392:on the Main Tuolumne and Cherry Creek. 2293: 720:, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of 294:2,343 cu ft/s (66.3 m/s) 6926: 4882:Lamb, Jonah Owen (December 19, 2013). 4672: 4645: 4273: 4117:. Tuolumne River Trust. Archived from 4064:. Tuolumne River Trust. Archived from 3648: 3529: 3490: 2845:. Tuolumne River Trust. Archived from 2482: 2480: 676:, is the Tuolumne's largest reservoir. 6964:Rivers of Tuolumne County, California 6954:Rivers of Mariposa County, California 5694: 5393: 5180:. American Whitewater. March 12, 2009 5084:"Study Throws Cold Water on Dam Plan" 5082:Paddock, Richard C. (July 30, 1994). 4564:"Historic Resource Evaluation Report" 4229: 3914: 3899: 2786:"Hetch Hetchy Water and Power System" 2249:farming communities. The founding of 586:After the confluence of the forks in 259:1,958 sq mi (5,070 km) 6944:Tributaries of the San Joaquin River 4881: 4627:. US Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999 4418: 4391: 4327: 3034:"The Great California Flood Of 1862" 2908: 2378:Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 2119:Another possible origin of the name 657:, which was formed in 1971 when the 6984:Geography of the San Joaquin Valley 5251:Buchanan, Eugene (April 26, 2015). 4598: 4151:. Oxford University Press. p. 3978:Fisheries, NOAA (January 5, 2023). 3768:Geographic Names Information System 3729:Geographic Names Information System 3664:Geographic Names Information System 3574:Geographic Names Information System 3506:Geographic Names Information System 3443:Geographic Names Information System 3404:Geographic Names Information System 3365:Geographic Names Information System 3326:Geographic Names Information System 3290:Geographic Names Information System 3251:Geographic Names Information System 3212:Geographic Names Information System 2733:Geographic Names Information System 2697:Geographic Names Information System 2566:. U.S. Geological Survey. 1911–1970 2493:Geographic Names Information System 2477: 2318:Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and spillway 304:57 cu ft/s (1.6 m/s) 13: 5226:"Tuolumne Wild & Scenic River" 3980:"West Coast | NOAA Fisheries" 3900:Barba, Michael (October 9, 2015). 3695:"Surface-Water Monthly Statistics" 3630:"Surface-Water Monthly Statistics" 3540:"Surface-Water Monthly Statistics" 2588:The Indian Tribes of North America 2235:Irrigation, power and water supply 1954:Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta 97:Confluence of Lyell and Dana Forks 14: 7015: 5720: 5362: 4867:. Govt. Printing Office. p. 4679:. Arcadia Publishing. p. 9. 4650:. City of Modesto. Archived from 4506:. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. 4301:Heizer, RF; Elsasser, AB (1980). 4253:. Arcadia Publishing. p. 7. 3829:. City of Modesto. Archived from 3605:"Clavey River Watershed Analysis" 2564:National Water Information System 2123:is the Central Sierra Miwok word 579:(13,044-foot (3,976 m)) and 567:below 13,114-foot (3,997 m) 6974:Geography of Modesto, California 6969:Rivers of Yosemite National Park 5796: 5309: 5284: 5267: 5244: 5218: 5192: 5170: 5145: 5123: 5101: 4648:"Modesto Historical Information" 4473:"The Clark-Skidmore Party, 1852" 4182:. Great West Books. p. 63. 3955:. water4fish.org. Archived from 3915:Lagos, Marisa (March 16, 2014). 2920:USGS Topo Maps for United States 2441:The Tuolumne River received the 2370: 2240:La Grange and Old Don Pedro Dams 2060: 1520: 1431: 1342: 1265: 1044: 967: 549: 538: 409: 48: 29: 5133:. California Whitewater Rafting 5075: 5049: 5024: 5009: 4984: 4962: 4937: 4915: 4901: 4875: 4854: 4832:"Construction of Don Pedro Dam" 4824: 4798: 4772: 4746: 4720: 4666: 4639: 4592: 4556: 4465: 4439: 4412: 4385: 4365:Ellison, William Henry (1978). 4358: 4294: 4267: 4240: 4223: 4196: 4169: 4050: 4012: 3990: 3971: 3945: 3923: 3908: 3893: 3819: 3808: 3791: 3773:United States Geological Survey 3734:United States Geological Survey 3687: 3669:United States Geological Survey 3622: 3597: 3579:United States Geological Survey 3511:United States Geological Survey 3448:United States Geological Survey 3409:United States Geological Survey 3370:United States Geological Survey 3331:United States Geological Survey 3295:United States Geological Survey 3256:United States Geological Survey 3217:United States Geological Survey 3187: 3161: 3111: 3086: 3060: 3025: 2975:"Tuolumne River at Modesto, CA" 2939: 2925:United States Geological Survey 2861: 2831: 2804: 2756: 2738:United States Geological Survey 2702:United States Geological Survey 2498:United States Geological Survey 2288:doctrine of prior appropriation 772: 750:United States Geological Survey 5379:Tuolumne Wild and Scenic River 5326: 4453:. Oakland Museum of California 3036:. Fortnightly Club of Redlands 2720: 2684: 2662: 2605: 2307:. Signed in 1913 by President 857: 372:National Wild and Scenic River 200: • coordinates 119: • coordinates 1: 6999:Rivers of Northern California 4949:San Francisco Digital Archive 4909:"Hetch Hetchy Reservoir Site" 4812:. Modesto Irrigation District 4786:. Modesto Irrigation District 4760:. Modesto Irrigation District 4734:. Modesto Irrigation District 4708:. Turlock Irrigation District 3904:. The San Francisco Examiner. 2896:. Turlock Irrigation District 2871:. Modesto Irrigation District 2817:. Stanford University Press. 2766:. Turlock Irrigation District 2471: 2383: 2300:1906 San Francisco earthquake 1850:Engineering and flood control 251:148.7 mi (239.3 km) 85:Physical characteristics 5317:"rivers.gov: Tuolumne River" 4571:Ditch Sustainability Project 4534:Historic Spots in California 4451:Gold Districts of California 2814:Historic Spots in California 2466:Tuolumne River Regional Park 2456:List of rivers of California 767: 731: 600:Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne 239: • elevation 162:8,589 ft (2,618 m) 158: • elevation 54:The Tuolumne River watershed 7: 5422:California's Central Valley 4970:"Hetch Hetchy Water System" 4810:Greening of Paradise Valley 4784:Greening of Paradise Valley 4758:Greening of Paradise Valley 4732:Greening of Paradise Valley 4277:1500 California Place Names 4143:Righter, Robert W. (2005). 3933:. State of California. 1997 3804:. Kennedy/Jenks Consultant. 3659:"North Fork Tuolumne River" 3501:"South Fork Tuolumne River" 2449: 2437:Wild and Scenic designation 2423: 1836: 277: • location 184: • location 103: • location 10: 7020: 6989:Stanislaus National Forest 6606:Ed Z'berg Sugar Pine Point 5424:watershed (north-to-south) 5275:"Rim Fire Recovery Update" 5230:Stanislaus National Forest 4888:The San Francisco Examiner 4422:Gold: The California Story 4395:Gold: The California Story 3699:Surface Water data for USA 3634:Surface Water data for USA 3544:Surface Water data for USA 2411:To protect the river, the 635:Stanislaus National Forest 382:Wild, Scenic, Recreational 310: • maximum 300: • minimum 290: • average 6890: 6794: 6648: 6578: 6447: 6386: 6348: 6337: 6209: 6089: 5998: 5973: 5912: 5851: 5805: 5794: 5735: 5728: 5645: 5572: 5429: 5032:"CDEC - Data Application" 4673:Mathes, Wayne A. (2011). 4340:"Gold in Tuolumne County" 4247:Gahagan, Michael (2007). 1927:Fish, plants and wildlife 1885:Tuolumne River in Modesto 1614:North Fork Tuolumne River 1441:South Fork Tuolumne River 977:Lyell Fork Tuolumne River 706:Southern Pacific Railroad 529: 398: 394: 386: 378: 369: 365: 360:North Fork Tuolumne River 345: 341:South Fork Tuolumne River 335: 327: 322: 318: 308: 298: 288: 275: 267: 263: 255: 247: 237: 198: 182: 170: 166: 156: 117: 101: 93: 89: 84: 74: 64: 59: 47: 28: 23: 5385:The Tuolumne River Trust 4274:Bright, William (1998). 4176:Browning, Peter (2005). 3032:Taylor, WL; Taylor, RW. 2615:. Earth Island Institute 2045:grasses caused invasive 1937:Oncorhynchus tshawytscha 1917:New Year's Flood of 1997 900:Dana Fork Tuolumne River 347: • right 4500:Benziger, Jeff (2011). 3125:. National Park Service 3074:. National Park Service 2203:(today the site of the 2067:Plains and Sierra Miwok 1989:(Sierra live oak), and 337: • left 243:26 ft (7.9 m) 6555:Owens River Headwaters 3484:Water Data Report 2013 3173:Yosemite National Park 3123:Yosemite National Park 3072:Yosemite National Park 2982:Water Data Report 2013 2952:. Tuolumne River Trust 2923:(Map). Cartography by 2585:Swanton, J.R. (1952). 2443:Wild and Scenic Rivers 2319: 2266: 2165: 2116: 2085: 1886: 1866: 1786:37.89694°N 120.25389°W 1714:37.84583°N 120.37806°W 1636:37.89694°N 120.25389°W 1552:37.86389°N 120.11639°W 1463:37.84028°N 120.04778°W 1374:37.88861°N 119.97194°W 1297:37.96306°N 119.76528°W 1220:37.95333°N 119.72806°W 1148:37.93000°N 119.60083°W 1076:37.93194°N 119.46611°W 999:37.87528°N 119.35222°W 922:37.87528°N 119.35222°W 838:to the northeast, the 741: 677: 647:Groveland-Big Oak Flat 520:environmental movement 516:Yosemite National Park 465:Yosemite National Park 222:37.60583°N 121.17361°W 141:37.87528°N 119.35222°W 112:Yosemite National Park 35:The Tuolumne River at 4864:Hetch Hetchy dam site 4654:on September 29, 2015 4607:on November 28, 2010. 3011:Surface Water for USA 2343:Hetch Hetchy Railroad 2336:conservation movement 2317: 2260: 2160: 2114: 2083: 1884: 1864: 791:at the headwaters of 739: 671: 643:Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct 6979:Hetch Hetchy Project 6565:Sequoia-Kings Canyon 5111:. tuolumne-river.com 4346:on September 8, 2015 4230:Gudde, E.G. (1949). 4179:Yosemite Place Names 3833:on September 2, 2015 2650:on September 7, 2014 2326:, the leader of the 2294:Hetch Hetchy Project 2144:California Gold Rush 1791:37.89694; -120.25389 1719:37.84583; -120.37806 1641:37.89694; -120.25389 1557:37.86389; -120.11639 1468:37.84028; -120.04778 1379:37.88861; -119.97194 1302:37.96306; -119.76528 1225:37.95333; -119.72806 1153:37.93000; -119.60083 1081:37.93194; -119.46611 1004:37.87528; -119.35222 927:37.87528; -119.35222 497:irrigation districts 488:California Gold Rush 227:37.60583; -121.17361 146:37.87528; -119.35222 6908:Pacific Crest Trail 6591:Calaveras Big Trees 5736:Peaks >14,000 ft 5292:"Rim Fire Archives" 5036:State of California 4838:. 20–21: 290. 1922. 4419:Hill, Mary (1999). 4392:Hill, Mary (1999). 4121:on October 23, 2015 4068:on October 23, 2015 3959:on October 21, 2015 2849:on October 23, 2015 2413:U.S. Forest Service 1945:Oncorhynchus mykiss 1921:Great Flood of 1862 1782: / 1710: / 1632: / 1548: / 1459: / 1370: / 1293: / 1216: / 1144: / 1072: / 995: / 918: / 795:a tributary of the 754:Great Flood of 1862 612:Hetch Hetchy Valley 323:Basin features 218: / 137: / 6616:Grover Hot Springs 3779:. 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5895: 5892: 5890: 5887: 5885: 5882: 5880: 5877: 5875: 5872: 5870: 5867: 5865: 5862: 5860: 5857: 5856: 5854: 5852:Central peaks 5850: 5844: 5841: 5839: 5836: 5834: 5831: 5829: 5826: 5824: 5823:Granite Chief 5821: 5819: 5816: 5814: 5811: 5810: 5808: 5804: 5799: 5789: 5786: 5784: 5781: 5779: 5776: 5774: 5771: 5769: 5766: 5764: 5761: 5759: 5756: 5754: 5751: 5749: 5746: 5744: 5741: 5740: 5738: 5734: 5731: 5727: 5723: 5722:Sierra Nevada 5716: 5711: 5709: 5704: 5702: 5697: 5696: 5693: 5681: 5678: 5676: 5673: 5671: 5668: 5666: 5663: 5661: 5658: 5656: 5653: 5652: 5650: 5648: 5644: 5638: 5635: 5633: 5630: 5628: 5625: 5623: 5620: 5616: 5613: 5611: 5608: 5607: 5606: 5603: 5601: 5598: 5596: 5593: 5589: 5586: 5585: 5584: 5581: 5580: 5578: 5575: 5571: 5565: 5562: 5560: 5557: 5553: 5550: 5548: 5545: 5543: 5540: 5539: 5538: 5535: 5531: 5528: 5526: 5523: 5521: 5518: 5516: 5513: 5511: 5508: 5506: 5503: 5501: 5498: 5497: 5496: 5495:Feather River 5493: 5491: 5488: 5486: 5483: 5481: 5478: 5476: 5473: 5471: 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Sierra Club 4924: 4918: 4910: 4904: 4889: 4885: 4878: 4870: 4866: 4865: 4857: 4850: 4845: 4837: 4833: 4827: 4811: 4807: 4801: 4785: 4781: 4775: 4759: 4755: 4749: 4733: 4729: 4723: 4707: 4701: 4699: 4697: 4688: 4682: 4678: 4677: 4669: 4653: 4649: 4642: 4623: 4617: 4615: 4606: 4602: 4595: 4576: 4572: 4565: 4559: 4551: 4545: 4541: 4536: 4535: 4526: 4524: 4515: 4509: 4505: 4504: 4496: 4494: 4478: 4474: 4468: 4452: 4448: 4447:"Carson Hill" 4442: 4434: 4428: 4424: 4423: 4415: 4407: 4401: 4397: 4396: 4388: 4380: 4374: 4370: 4369: 4361: 4345: 4341: 4335: 4333: 4331: 4322: 4316: 4312: 4307: 4306: 4297: 4289: 4283: 4279: 4278: 4270: 4262: 4256: 4252: 4251: 4243: 4235: 4234: 4226: 4218: 4212: 4208: 4207: 4199: 4191: 4185: 4181: 4180: 4172: 4164: 4158: 4154: 4149: 4148: 4139: 4137: 4120: 4116: 4115:The Watershed 4112: 4106: 4104: 4102: 4100: 4098: 4096: 4088: 4083: 4067: 4063: 4062:The Watershed 4059: 4053: 4047:, p. 56. 4046: 4041: 4025: 4021: 4015: 3999: 3993: 3985: 3981: 3974: 3958: 3954: 3948: 3932: 3926: 3918: 3911: 3903: 3896: 3881: 3874: 3868: 3866: 3864: 3856: 3851: 3849: 3832: 3828: 3822: 3816: 3811: 3800: 3794: 3778: 3774: 3770: 3769: 3764: 3758: 3756: 3739: 3735: 3731: 3730: 3725: 3724:"Woods Creek" 3719: 3717: 3700: 3696: 3690: 3674: 3670: 3666: 3665: 3660: 3654: 3652: 3635: 3631: 3625: 3606: 3600: 3584: 3580: 3576: 3575: 3570: 3564: 3562: 3545: 3541: 3535: 3533: 3516: 3512: 3508: 3507: 3502: 3496: 3494: 3485: 3478: 3472: 3470: 3453: 3449: 3445: 3444: 3439: 3433: 3431: 3414: 3410: 3406: 3405: 3400: 3399:"Falls Creek" 3394: 3392: 3375: 3371: 3367: 3366: 3361: 3355: 3353: 3336: 3332: 3328: 3327: 3322: 3321:"Piute Creek" 3316: 3300: 3296: 3292: 3291: 3286: 3280: 3278: 3261: 3257: 3253: 3252: 3247: 3241: 3239: 3222: 3218: 3214: 3213: 3208: 3202: 3200: 3190: 3174: 3170: 3164: 3157: 3152: 3145: 3140: 3124: 3120: 3114: 3095: 3089: 3073: 3069: 3063: 3056: 3051: 3035: 3028: 3012: 3008: 3002: 3000: 2983: 2976: 2970: 2968: 2948: 2942: 2927:. ACME Mapper 2926: 2922: 2921: 2914: 2912: 2895: 2889: 2887: 2870: 2864: 2848: 2844: 2843:The Watershed 2840: 2839:"Tributaries" 2834: 2826: 2824:0-80471-734-6 2820: 2816: 2815: 2807: 2791: 2787: 2781: 2765: 2759: 2748:September 11, 2743: 2739: 2735: 2734: 2729: 2728:"Mount Gibbs" 2723: 2712:September 11, 2707: 2703: 2699: 2698: 2693: 2687: 2671: 2670:"Mount Lyell" 2665: 2649: 2645: 2641: 2635: 2633: 2631: 2614: 2608: 2600: 2594: 2590: 2589: 2581: 2570:September 13, 2565: 2561: 2555: 2553: 2551: 2534: 2530: 2524: 2522: 2520: 2508:September 13, 2503: 2499: 2495: 2494: 2489: 2483: 2481: 2476: 2467: 2464: 2462: 2461:Roderick Nash 2459: 2457: 2454: 2453: 2447: 2444: 2434: 2431: 2428:In 2013, the 2421: 2419: 2414: 2409: 2405: 2401: 2399: 2393: 2391: 2381: 2379: 2371:Dam proposals 2368: 2364: 2362: 2358: 2347: 2344: 2339: 2337: 2333: 2329: 2325: 2316: 2312: 2310: 2306: 2301: 2291: 2289: 2284: 2283:Don Pedro Dam 2278: 2276: 2275:La Grange Dam 2272: 2264: 2263:Don Pedro Dam 2261:The original 2259: 2255: 2252: 2247: 2246:Tuolumne City 2232: 2230: 2226: 2222: 2218: 2213: 2208: 2206: 2202: 2198: 2194: 2190: 2186: 2181: 2179: 2175: 2171: 2163: 2159: 2155: 2153: 2149: 2145: 2140: 2138: 2134: 2130: 2126: 2122: 2113: 2109: 2107: 2103: 2099: 2095: 2090: 2082: 2078: 2076: 2072: 2068: 2061:Early history 2058: 2056: 2052: 2048: 2044: 2039: 2034: 2032: 2028: 2024: 2020: 2016: 2012: 2008: 2004: 2003:incense cedar 2000: 1996: 1992: 1988: 1984: 1980: 1976: 1972: 1967: 1964: 1959: 1955: 1950: 1946: 1942: 1938: 1934: 1924: 1922: 1918: 1913: 1909: 1904: 1896: 1883: 1879: 1877: 1873: 1863: 1859: 1857: 1856:flood control 1847: 1844: 1830: 1827: 1825: 1823: 1815: 1813:(16 km) 1807: 1799: 1795: 1767: 1765: 1762: 1761: 1758: 1755: 1753: 1751: 1749:(45 km) 1743: 1735: 1727: 1723: 1695: 1693: 1690: 1689: 1686: 1683: 1675: 1673: 1671:(58 km) 1665: 1657: 1649: 1645: 1617: 1615: 1612: 1611: 1608: 1605: 1597: 1589: 1587:(68 km) 1581: 1573: 1565: 1561: 1533: 1531: 1528: 1527: 1523: 1519: 1516: 1508: 1500: 1498:(50 km) 1492: 1484: 1476: 1472: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1438: 1434: 1430: 1427: 1419: 1411: 1409:(68 km) 1403: 1395: 1387: 1383: 1355: 1353: 1350: 1349: 1345: 1341: 1338: 1336: 1334: 1332:(37 km) 1326: 1318: 1310: 1306: 1278: 1276: 1273: 1272: 1268: 1264: 1261: 1259: 1257: 1255:(39 km) 1249: 1241: 1233: 1229: 1201: 1199: 1196: 1195: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1185: 1183:(32 km) 1177: 1169: 1161: 1157: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1123: 1120: 1117: 1115: 1113: 1111:(23 km) 1105: 1097: 1089: 1085: 1057: 1055: 1052: 1051: 1047: 1043: 1040: 1038: 1036: 1034:(11 km) 1028: 1020: 1012: 1008: 980: 978: 975: 974: 970: 966: 963: 961: 959: 951: 943: 935: 931: 903: 901: 898: 897: 893: 890: 887: 884: 881: 876: 873: 870: 867: 866: 863: 855: 853: 849: 845: 841: 837: 833: 829: 825: 820: 817: 813: 810: 806: 800: 798: 794: 790: 785: 781: 765: 761: 759: 755: 751: 746: 738: 729: 727: 723: 719: 715: 711: 707: 703: 699: 695: 691: 687: 683: 675: 670: 666: 664: 663:La Grange Dam 660: 656: 652: 648: 644: 640: 636: 632: 627: 625: 621: 617: 613: 609: 608:San Francisco 605: 601: 597: 593: 589: 584: 582: 578: 574: 570: 566: 565:Lyell Glacier 552: 541: 527: 525: 521: 517: 513: 512:San Francisco 509: 505: 500: 498: 493: 489: 485: 481: 476: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 453:Sierra Nevada 450: 446: 442: 436: 407: 397: 393: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 368: 364: 361: 357: 353: 350: 344: 340: 334: 330: 326: 321: 317: 313: 307: 303: 297: 293: 287: 284: 283:La Grange Dam 280: 274: 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 236: 231: 203: 197: 194: 190: 187: 181: 178: 175: 173: 169: 165: 161: 155: 150: 122: 116: 113: 109: 106: 100: 96: 92: 88: 83: 80: 77: 73: 70: 69:United States 67: 63: 58: 51: 46: 42: 38: 32: 27: 22: 19: 6882:Tahoe Donner 6771:Sutter Creek 6716:Markleeville 6681:Grass Valley 6586:Burton Creek 6510:Jennie Lakes 6495:Golden Trout 6480:Dinkey Lakes 6475:Chimney Peak 6358:Kings Canyon 6269:Independence 6140: 5660:Kaweah River 5647:Tulare Basin 5637:Fresno River 5622:Merced River 5615:Cherry Creek 5610:Clavey River 5604: 5475:Thomes Creek 5460:Battle Creek 5351:. 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