Cherry Creek (Tuolumne River tributary)
| Cherry Creek | |
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Map of the Tuolumne River watershed, including Cherry Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sierra Nevada |
| • location | Emigrant Wilderness, Tuolumne County |
| • coordinates | 38°05′54″N 119°47′23″W / 38.09833°N 119.78972°W |
| • elevation | 7,119 ft (2,170 m) |
| Mouth | Tuolumne River |
• location | West of Mather, Tuolumne County |
• coordinates | 37°53′19″N 119°58′19″W / 37.88861°N 119.97194°W |
• elevation | 2,162 ft (659 m) |
| Length | 27.7 mi (44.6 km) |
| Basin size | 216.3 sq mi (560 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | below Holm Powerplant, near the mouth |
| • average | 694 cu ft/s (19.7 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 1.6 cu ft/s (0.045 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 33,500 cu ft/s (950 m3/s) |
Cherry Creek is a large, swift-flowing stream in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, and is the largest tributary of the Tuolumne River. The creek is 44.6 miles (71.8 km) long measured to its farthest headwaters; the main stem itself is 27.7 miles (44.6 km) long, draining a watershed of 234 square miles (610 km2) in the Stanislaus National Forest. Part of the drainage also extends into the northwest corner of Yosemite National Park.