Big Pine Creek (California)

Big Pine Creek
View of Norman Clyde Peak from Big Pine Creek, autumn
Big Pine Creek (California) is located in California
Big Pine Creek (California)
Location of mouth in CA
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionInyo County
DistrictInyo National Forest
Physical characteristics
SourceSierra Nevada
 • coordinates37°07′29″N 118°26′13″W / 37.12472°N 118.43694°W / 37.12472; -118.43694
MouthOwens River
 • coordinates
37°10′22″N 118°15′34″W / 37.17278°N 118.25944°W / 37.17278; -118.25944

Big Pine Creek is a 12.1-mile-long (19.5 km)[1] stream in Inyo County of eastern California, in the western United States. It flows from the eastern Sierra Nevada down to the Owens Valley, where it is a major tributary of the Owens River near Big Pine.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 17, 2011