Middle Fork Kings River

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The Middle Fork Kings River is a remote, rugged tributary of California’s Kings River known for its deep granite canyons, challenging whitewater, and pristine Sierra Nevada wilderness.

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Middle Fork Kings River canonical 5

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
tributary ⓘ
access primarily by trail ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
confluenceWith South Fork Kings River ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainage western slope of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ
ecosystem montane Sierra Nevada ⓘ
subalpine Sierra Nevada ⓘ
flowsDirection generally westward ⓘ
flowsThrough Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ
hasCharacteristic challenging whitewater ⓘ
deep granite canyons ⓘ
pristine wilderness ⓘ
remote ⓘ
rugged ⓘ
steep gradient ⓘ
hasFeature gorges ⓘ
pools ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
hasGeology granite ⓘ
hazard difficult portages ⓘ
high flows during snowmelt ⓘ
remote rescue conditions ⓘ
locatedIn Fresno County, California ⓘ
linked to: Fresno County

Sierra Nevada ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea John Muir Wilderness ⓘ
Kings Canyon National Park ⓘ
management U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
mouthElevation about 4600 feet ⓘ
mouthLocation confluence with South Fork Kings River ⓘ
near Cedar Grove area ⓘ
notableFor highly committing canyon sections ⓘ
limited road access ⓘ
multi-day expedition whitewater runs ⓘ
partOf Kings River watershed ⓘ
recreation backpacking access ⓘ
whitewater kayaking ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
region Central California ⓘ
sourceElevation over 11000 feet ⓘ
sourceLocation near Muir Pass ⓘ
state California ⓘ
tributaryOf Kings River ⓘ
watercourseType mountain river ⓘ
within Sierra Nevada wilderness ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kings River → hasTributary → Middle Fork Kings River ⓘ
Kings River → hasTributary → Middle Fork Kings River ⓘ
LeConte Canyon → drainageOf → Middle Fork Kings River ⓘ
Le Conte Canyon → drainedBy → Middle Fork Kings River ⓘ
Kings River watershed → contains → Middle Fork Kings River ⓘ