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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 .
The Mokelumne River (/ m ə ˈ k ʌ l əm n i / or / m ə ˈ k ʌ l əm i /; Mokelumne, Miwok for "People of the Fish Net") is a 95-mile (153 km)-long river in northern California in the United States.
The hatchery was built in 1963 to offset the loss of fish spawning habitat due to the construction of Camanche Dam.. From 1987 to 1992, there was a drought in the area. Low flows and a series of fish kills reduced the Mokelumne River steelhead run during the 1980s.
Mokelumne Peak has the largest body of metamorphic rock in the region, called the Mokelumne Peak roof pendant, extending over an area of 15 square miles (39 km 2).These rocks were originally Jurassic or Cretaceous age, but were metamorphosed when plutons of the Sierra Nevada batholith intruded in the Cretaceous.
The steelhead season opened Jan. 1 in sections of the American, Mokelumne and Feather rivers that were closed during the salmon spawning season. Steelhead anglers celebrate New Year's on American ...
The relicensing of PG&E's Mokelumne River Project (Project 137), which began in 1972, was the longest such process in FERC history. Meanwhile, PG&E had been running its project, which stretches from Blue Lakes west to Electra Powerhouse, on annual licenses with few requirements for protecting the health of the river or providing river recreation.
[1] [2] [3] The 3,700 ha (9,100 acres) is bordered on the east and south by South Mokelumne River, and on the west and north by North Mokelumne River. [4] It is in San Joaquin County, and managed by Reclamation District 38. [5] The island is privately owned by the Nature Conservancy. [6] It is a popular stopping point for migratory sandhill ...
This week's class consisted of 16 students from Manteca Fire Department, Clements Fire Department and Mokelumne. During the first week of November, Weber was training students how to swim in ...