Tule River
The Tule River, also called Rio de San Pedro or Rio San Pedro, is a 71.4-mile (114.9 km) river in Tulare County in the U.S. state of California. The river originates in the Sierra Nevada east of Porterville and consists of three forks, North, Middle and South. The North Fork and Middle Fork meet above Springville. The South Fork meets the others at Lake Success. Downstream of Success Dam, the river flows west through Porterville. The river used to empty into Tulare Lake, but its waters have been diverted for irrigation. However, the river does reach Tulare Lake during floods. Tulare Lake is the terminal sink of an endorheic basin that historically also received the Kaweah and Kern Rivers as well as southern distributaries of the Kings.
| Tule River Rio San Pedro | |
|---|---|
Waterfall on the Tule River | |
Map of streams and rivers in the Tulare Lake basin including the Tule River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Cities | Springville, Porterville, Tipton, Corcoran |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of North and Middle Forks |
| • location | Springville, Tulare County |
| • coordinates | 36°08′17″N 118°48′23″W |
| • elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Mouth | Tulare Lakebed |
• location | Kings County |
• coordinates | 36°02′59″N 119°49′27″W |
• elevation | 184 ft (56 m) |
| Length | 71.4 mi (114.9 km) |
| Basin size | 400 sq mi (1,000 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | below Success Dam |
| • average | 197 cu ft/s (5.6 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 32,000 cu ft/s (910 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Tulare Lake basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Middle Fork Tule River, South Fork Tule River |
| • right | North Fork Tule River |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.