Clavey River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Sierra Nevada |
• location | Stanislaus National Forest |
• coordinates | 38°08′28″N 119°58′02″W / 38.14111°N 119.96722°W[1] |
• elevation | 5,989 ft (1,825 m) |
Mouth | Tuolumne River |
• location | Above Lake Don Pedro |
• coordinates | 37°51′50″N 120°06′59″W / 37.86389°N 120.11639°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,178 ft (359 m) |
Length | 31.3 mi (50.4 km)[2] |
Basin size | 157 sq mi (410 km2)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Buck Meadows[3] |
• average | 255 cu ft/s (7.2 m3/s)[4] |
• minimum | 2.28 cu ft/s (0.065 m3/s) |
• maximum | 47,000 cu ft/s (1,300 m3/s) |
The Clavey River is a tributary of the Tuolumne River in the Sierra Nevada, located in the Stanislaus National Forest and Tuolumne County, California. The river is 31.3 miles (50.4 km) long,[2] and is one of the few undammed rivers on the western slope of the Sierra. Via the Tuolumne River, the Clavey is part of the San Joaquin River watershed.