| North Fork Kings River | |
|---|---|
 North Fork Kings River | |
 Map of the Kings River watershed, including the North Fork | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sierra Nevada |
| • location | Fresno County |
| • coordinates | 37°03′48″N 118°44′05″W / 37.06333°N 118.73472°W[1] |
| • elevation | 11,280 ft (3,440 m) |
| Mouth | Kings River |
• location | Rodgers Crossing, Fresno County |
• coordinates | 36°52′10″N 119°08′06″W / 36.86944°N 119.13500°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
| Length | 40.3 mi (64.9 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 387 sq mi (1,000 km2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Balch Camp, including Balch Powerhouse diversion[3][4] |
| • average | 715 cu ft/s (20.2 m3/s)[3][4] |
| • minimum | 6.4 cu ft/s (0.18 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 27,400 cu ft/s (780 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Kings River basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Helms Creek, Dinkey Creek (California) |
The North Fork Kings River is a 40.3-mile (64.9 km)[2] tributary of the Kings River, in the U.S. state of California. The river's main stem is entirely within Fresno County, and its watershed drains about 387 square miles (1,000 km2) of the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range.
- ^ a b "North Fork Kings River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2010-11-29.
- ^ a b c "National Hydrography Dataset via National Map Viewer". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2021-01-29. Retrieved 2017-10-10.
- ^ a b USGS Gage #11218400 North Fork Kings River below Dinkey Creek, near Balch Camp, CA: Water-Data Report 2013. National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 2013. Accessed 2017-10-10.
- ^ a b "USGS Gage #11216300 Balch Powerhouse near Fresno, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1980–2016. Retrieved 2017-10-10.