| Falls Creek | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Wapama_Falls_in_Yosemite_NP.JPG) One of the several tiers of Wapama Falls | |
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| Etymology | Named for the two large waterfalls that occur at its mouth |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Yosemite National Park |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dorothy Lake |
| • coordinates | 38°10′10″N 119°35′43″W / 38.16944°N 119.59528°W |
| • elevation | 9,500 ft (2,900 m) |
| Mouth | Hetch Hetchy Reservoir |
• coordinates | 37°57′47″N 119°45′55″W / 37.96306°N 119.76528°W |
• elevation | 3,783 ft (1,153 m) |
| Length | 24 mi (39 km) |
| Basin size | 44.5 sq mi (115 km2)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tuolumne River |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Tilden Creek |
Falls Creek, also known as the Falls River,[2] is a tributary of the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park, California, United States. The creek begins at the northern boundary of the national park and flows 24 miles (39 km)[1] to empty into the Tuolumne at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, dropping over two well-known waterfalls. The Pacific Crest Trail and other national park trails follow the creek for much of its course.
- ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data: The National Map". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
- ^ "Falls Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved October 29, 2009.