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Alder Creek Tributary to South Fork Merced River
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Location
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mariposa
Physical characteristics
Source	Bridleveil Creek divide
• location	about 3 miles southeast of Badger Pass Ski Area
• coordinates	37°38′28″N 119°37′46″W / 37.64111°N 119.62944°W / 37.64111; -119.62944
• elevation	7,520 ft (2,290 m)
Mouth	South Fork Merced River
• location	about 6 miles northwest of Winona, California
• coordinates	37°34′37″N 119°41′55″W / 37.57694°N 119.69861°W / 37.57694; -119.69861
• elevation	3,457 ft (1,054 m)
Length	6.50 mi (10.46 km)
Basin size	14.89 square miles (38.6 km)
Discharge
• location	South Fork Merced River
• average	20.37 cu ft/s (0.577 m/s) at mouth with South Fork Merced River
Basin features
Progression	South Fork Merced River → Merced River → San Joaquin River → Suisun Bay → San Francisco Bay → Pacific Ocean
River system	Merced River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Wawona Road

Alder Creek is a stream in Mariposa County, California, in the United States. It is a tributary of the South Fork Merced River.

Alder Creek was likely named after Alnus rhombifolia, also known as alder.

Course

Alder Creek rises about 3 miles southeast of Badger Pass Ski Area in Mariposa County, California, and then flows southwest to join South Fork Merced River about 6 miles northwest of Wawona.

Watershed

Alder Creek drains 14.89 square miles (38.6 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 308.92, and is about 92% forested.

See also

• List of rivers of California

References

1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Alder Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
5. ^ "Alder Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alder Creek (Mariposa County, California)
7. Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.

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