South Fork San Joaquin River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Martha Lake (California) |
• location | Kings Canyon National Park |
• coordinates | 37°05′39″N 118°43′16″W / 37.09417°N 118.72111°W[1] |
• elevation | 11,010 ft (3,360 m) |
Mouth | San Joaquin River |
• location | Ansel Adams Wilderness |
• coordinates | 37°26′13″N 119°14′36″W / 37.43694°N 119.24333°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,704 ft (1,129 m) |
Length | 48 mi (77 km)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Hoffman Meadow[3] |
• average | 456 cu ft/s (12.9 m3/s)[4] |
• minimum | 8.5 cu ft/s (0.24 m3/s) |
• maximum | 5,930 cu ft/s (168 m3/s) |
The South Fork San Joaquin River is the largest headwater of the San Joaquin River in central California, United States. About 48 miles (77 km) long,[2] it drains an area of the high Sierra Nevada about 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Fresno.