South Fork American River

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/South_Fork_American_River
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:river
gptkbp:cityNearMouth gptkb:Folsom
gptkbp:dam gptkb:Chili_Bar_Dam
gptkb:Slab_Creek_Dam
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:James_W._Marshall
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1848
gptkbp:flowsThrough gptkb:El_Dorado_County
gptkb:Placerville
gptkb:Folsom_Lake
gptkbp:historicalSignificance site of California Gold Rush
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South Fork American River
gptkbp:length 87 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:California
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainTributary gptkb:Rock_Creek
gptkb:Weber_Creek
gptkb:Silver_Fork_American_River
gptkbp:mouthElevation 466 feet
gptkbp:mouthLocation gptkb:Folsom_Lake
gptkbp:nearestCity Twin Bridges
gptkbp:notableFor whitewater rafting
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Eldorado_National_Forest
gptkbp:recreationalActivity camping
fishing
kayaking
gptkbp:sourceElevation over 6,000 feet
gptkbp:sourceLocation gptkb:Sierra_Nevada
gptkbp:tributaryOf American River
gptkbp:watershedArea 840 square miles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Georgetown_Creek
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6