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Panning for gold on the Mokelumne River, near Big Bar. The Mokelumne River basin was originally inhabited by Yokuts, Miwok, and Wintun Native American people. The lower (western) basin was the most densely populated, with numerous villages between the fringe of the Sierra foothills and the eastern edge of the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta.
The Mokelumne Aqueduct is a 95-mile (153 km) water conveyance system in central California, United States.The aqueduct is supplied by the Mokelumne River and provides water to 35 municipalities in the East Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Mokelumne Wilderness is a 105,165-acre (164 sq mi; 426 km 2) [1] federally designated wilderness area located 70 miles (110 km) east of Sacramento, California. It is within the boundaries of three national forests: Stanislaus , Eldorado and Toiyabe .
Middle Fork Mokelumne River. South Fork Mokelumne River. Licking Fork; Forest Creek; Note: In the Delta the Mokelumne River divides into two short branches, also called the "North Fork" and "South Fork", which recombine before reaching the San Joaquin River.
The Mokelumne River — flowing from the Sierra Nevada into the San Joaquin Valley in northern California. A tributary of the San Joaquin River , and source of water for the East Bay Municipal Utility District .
Dry Creek is a 47.1-mile-long (75.8 km) [1] stream in northern California which runs from the Sierra Nevada to the Mokelumne River west of Galt. Tributaries [ edit ]
It is a tributary of Dry Creek, which is a tributary of the Mokelumne River. It is located southwest of Ione. The creek was linked to placer gold mining during the California Gold Rush era. Jackson Creek is dammed to create Lake Amador using a 193-foot (59 m) high earth and rock construction. The dam was constructed in 1965. [3]
The approximately 173-foot-high and 2,640-foot-long dam is located on the Mokelumne River which is about 10 miles downstream from Pardee Dam. Because Camanche Dam has a 627-square-mile drainage area which accounts for about 95 percent of the watershed, the dam and reservoir provide flood damage reduction on the Mokelumne River.