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531:) between 1909 and 1914." As of 2012 the California Department of Fish and Game fish data base from their surveys indicate that only rainbow trout, brown trout and Sacramento sucker are found in the South Fork Kings River. The Park Service used to stock rainbow trout in the river, but terminated the practice in the 1980s in favor of letting the fishery return to more natural conditions. However, the South Fork is still considered excellent water for
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presence 10–12 miles above Pine Flat, possibly including the South Fork, before the 1940s. Woodhull and Dill (1942) noted that salmon ascend about 10 to 12 mi beyond the present upper extent of the reservoir and salmon migration in the Kings River probably ascended no farther than the confluence
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The river flows into
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of the North Fork. Yoshiyama and Moyle also noted that there is an undocumented note of "a few salmon" having occurred much farther upstream at Cedar Grove (28 mi above present-day Pine Flat
Reservoir) in the past.
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in terms of appearance and geology. It receives Bubbs Creek, and turns due west, flowing gently through grassy flats including
Zumwalt Meadow, occasionally forming rapids where it breaches ancient glacial
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Historical and
Present Distribution of Chinook Salmon in the Central Valley Drainage of California, Pages 81 to 84, Ronald M. Yoshiyama, Eric R. Gerstung, Frank W. Fisher, Fish Bulletin 179, 2001
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The South Fork is the largest headwater of the Kings River. It originates at an elevation of 11,601 feet (3,536 m) at an unnamed lake in Kings Canyon
National Park, south of
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Stephens, McGuire, and Sims (Sept. 17, 2004) "Conservation
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Further west the river reaches the deepest part of Kings Canyon, where
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674:"USGS Gage #11212500 South Fork Kings River near Cedar Grove, CA"
649:"USGS Gage #11212500 South Fork Kings River near Cedar Grove, CA"
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and one of the deepest canyons in North
America with a maximum
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Map of the Kings River watershed, including the South Fork
628:"National Hydrography Dataset via National Map Viewer"
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706:Sequoia and Kings Canyon Fire Management Plan
680:. U.S. Geological Survey. Dec 1950 – Sep 1957
655:. U.S. Geological Survey. Dec 1950 – Sep 1957
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542:South Fork Kings River in the Kings Canyon
1377:Rivers of the Sierra Nevada in California
936:Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
809:Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
602:United States Department of the Interior
33:Headwaters of the South Fork Kings River
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242:476 sq mi (1,230 km)
16:River in California, United States
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852:United States Geological Survey
780:United States Geological Survey
755:United States Geological Survey
730:United States Geological Survey
598:United States Geological Survey
364:National Wild and Scenic River
183: • coordinates
106: • coordinates
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1372:Rivers of Northern California
921:Stephanie Mehalick, CDF&G
149:11,601 ft (3,536 m)
76:Physical characteristics
956:Roberts, Rich (1992-08-19).
938:. U.S. National Park Service
811:. U.S. National Park Service
708:. U.S. National Park Service
563:List of rivers of California
222: • elevation
145: • elevation
260: • location
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171: • location
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699:"Description of the Parks"
422:Kings Canyon National Park
416:. The river forms part of
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830:"A Rival of the Yosemite"
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588:"South Fork Kings River"
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1182:South Branch Tule River
1177:North Branch Tule River
1104:South Fork Kaweah River
1084:North Fork Kaweah River
1035:Middle Fork Kings River
553:Middle Fork Kings River
497:Middle Fork Kings River
319: • left
88:Near Mount Bolton Brown
1367:Tulare Basin watershed
1167:Middle Fork Tule River
1099:East Fork Kaweah River
1030:South Fork Kings River
1025:North Fork Kings River
558:North Fork Kings River
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398:South Fork Kings River
205:36.83833°N 118.87500°W
128:37.02778°N 118.44694°W
22:South Fork Kings River
1290:South Fork Kern River
1172:South Fork Tule River
1162:North Fork Tule River
840:(1): 77–97. Nov 1891.
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1065:Rodgers Crossing Dam
805:"Cedar Grove Trails"
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1311:California Aqueduct
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501:Monarch Wilderness
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374:Wild, Recreational
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1275:Little Kern River
1255:Kern River Slough
1250:Kern River Canyon
1230:Connecting Slough
962:Los Angeles Times
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440:and west of
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1326:White River
1306:Tulare Lake
1225:Clear Creek
1187:Success Dam
1144:Lake Kaweah
1119:Horse Creek
1017:Kings River
883:. TopoQuest
858:. TopoQuest
834:The Century
786:. TopoQuest
761:. TopoQuest
736:. TopoQuest
533:fly fishing
489:Highway 180
482:Cedar Grove
438:Mather Pass
402:Kings River
348:Lewis Creek
328:Bubbs Creek
324:Woods Creek
310:Tributaries
265:Cedar Grove
208: /
196:118°52′30″W
164:Kings River
131: /
119:118°26′49″W
1341:Categories
1321:Mill Creek
1285:Rock Creek
1280:Poso Creek
1265:Lake Evans
1202:Kern River
1154:Tule River
1067:(proposed)
967:2017-09-24
942:2017-09-24
887:2017-09-24
862:2017-09-24
815:2017-09-24
790:2017-09-24
765:2017-09-24
740:2017-09-24
712:2006-11-25
684:2017-09-24
659:2017-09-24
634:2017-09-24
608:2011-07-14
569:References
527:from GTC (
462:whitewater
414:California
379:Designated
239:Basin size
193:36°50′18″N
116:37°01′40″N
70:California
1270:Lake Webb
1260:Kern Lake
932:"Fishing"
469:John Muir
251:Discharge
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547:See also
478:moraines
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