East Walker River

East Walker River
East Walker River in Bridgeport
Walker River, showing the West Walker and East Walker rivers
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia, Nevada
Physical characteristics
SourceSierra Nevada
 • locationCalifornia
 • coordinates38°11′44″N 119°17′09″W / 38.19556°N 119.28583°W / 38.19556; -119.28583[1]
 • elevation6,570 ft (2,000 m)
MouthWalker River
 • location
Yerington, Nevada
 • coordinates
38°53′34″N 119°10′46″W / 38.89278°N 119.17944°W / 38.89278; -119.17944[1]
 • elevation
4,442 ft (1,354 m)
Length90 mi (140 km), south-north
Basin size1,230 sq mi (3,200 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationnear Mason, Nevada
 • average150 cu ft/s (4.2 m3/s)
 • minimum2.3 cu ft/s (0.065 m3/s)
 • maximum2,820 cu ft/s (80 m3/s)

The East Walker River is an approximately 90 miles (140 km) long,[2] tributary of the Walker River, in eastern California and western Nevada in the United States. It drains part of the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada in the watershed of Walker Lake in the Great Basin.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Walker River
  2. ^ 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