Alder Creek
Tributary to South Fork Merced River
Map of Alder Creek mouth location
Map of Alder Creek mouth location
Location of Alder Creek mouth
Map of Alder Creek mouth location
Map of Alder Creek mouth location
Alder Creek (Mariposa County, California) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMariposa
Physical characteristics
SourceBridleveil Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Badger Pass Ski Area
 • coordinates37°38′28″N 119°37′46″W / 37.64111°N 119.62944°W / 37.64111; -119.62944[1]
 • elevation7,520 ft (2,290 m)[2]
MouthSouth 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 / 37.57694; -119.69861[1]
 • elevation
3,457 ft (1,054 m)[3]
Length6.50 mi (10.46 km)[4]
Basin size14.89 square miles (38.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSouth Fork Merced River
 • average20.37 cu ft/s (0.577 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Merced River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSouth Fork Merced River → Merced River → San Joaquin River → Suisun Bay → San Francisco Bay → Pacific Ocean
River systemMerced River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWawona Road

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 was likely named after Alnus rhombifolia, also known as alder.[7]

Course

Alder 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

Alder 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

References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Alder Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Alder Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alder Creek (Mariposa County, California)
  7. ↑ 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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