Bishop Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 37°15′57″N 118°34′41″W / 37.26583°N 118.57806°W |
• elevation | 7,400 feet (2,300 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | Owens River |
• elevation | 4,482 feet (1,366 m) |
Discharge | |
• average | 95 cubic feet per second (2.7 m3/s) |
Bishop Creek is a 10.1-mile-long (16.3 km)[1] stream in Inyo County, California. It is the largest tributary of the Owens River. It has five hydroelectric plants owned by Southern California Edison, Bishop Creek #2–6. Bishop Creek #1 was never completed. Parts of the creek run through pipelines, or penstocks, to increase output at the power plants.