| South Fork San Joaquin River | |
|---|---|
 South Fork below Florence Lake | |
  Location of South Fork San Joaquin River in California | |
| 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.
- ^ a b "South Fork San Joaquin River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ a b "USGS National Atlas Streamer". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ "USGS Gage #11232000 South Fork San Joaquin River near Hoffman Meadow, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1921–1928. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ^ "USGS Gage #11232000 South Fork San Joaquin River near Hoffman Meadow, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1921–1928. Retrieved 2017-03-05.