Middle Fork Kings River

Middle Fork Kings River
Middle Fork at Tehipite Valley
Map of the Kings River watershed, including the Middle Fork
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Physical characteristics
SourceSierra Nevada
 • locationKings Canyon National Park
 • coordinates37°06′17″N 118°39′45″W / 37.10472°N 118.66250°W / 37.10472; -118.66250[1]
 • elevation11,971 ft (3,649 m)
MouthKings River
 • location
Monarch Wilderness
 • coordinates
36°50′18″N 118°52′30″W / 36.83833°N 118.87500°W / 36.83833; -118.87500[1]
 • elevation
2,257 ft (688 m)
Length37.2 mi (59.9 km)[2]
Basin size318 sq mi (820 km2)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightBlue Canyon Creek, Crown Creek
TypeWild
DesignatedNovember 3, 1987

The Middle Fork Kings River is a 37.2-mile (59.9 km)[2] tributary of the Kings River in Kings Canyon National Park, California, in the southern Sierra Nevada. Draining 318 square miles (820 km2)[2] – almost all of it wilderness – the Middle Fork is one of the largest wholly undeveloped watersheds in the state, with no dams or paved roads within its basin. The entire length of the Middle Fork is designated a National Wild and Scenic River.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Middle Fork Kings River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  2. ^ a b c d "National Hydrography Dataset via National Map Viewer". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  3. ^ "Kings River, California". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved 2017-09-24.