Taylor Creek (Lake Tahoe)

Taylor Creek
Beaver dams on Taylor Creek are breached by the Forest Service in anticipation of the October Kokanee salmon spawning run.
Taylor Creek (Lake Tahoe) is located in California
Taylor Creek (Lake Tahoe)
Location of the mouth within California
Native nameDawgašašíwa (Washo)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionEl Dorado County
Physical characteristics
SourceFallen Leaf Lake
 • coordinates38°55′14″N 120°03′39″W / 38.92056°N 120.06083°W / 38.92056; -120.06083[1]
 • elevation6,337 ft (1,932 m)
MouthLake Tahoe
 • coordinates
38°56′26″N 120°03′28″W / 38.94056°N 120.05778°W / 38.94056; -120.05778[1]
 • elevation
6,237 ft (1,901 m)[1]

Taylor Creek is a 2.2-mile-long (3.5 km)[2] northward-flowing stream originating in the Fallen Leaf Lake and culminating at Baldwin Beach at Lake Tahoe, about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Camp Richardson in El Dorado County, California.

  1. ^ a b c "Taylor Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed September 30, 2012