Lee Vining Creek
| Lee Vining Creek | |
|---|---|
Lee Vining Creek near Mono Lake | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Conness Lakes |
| • location | Sierra Nevada |
| • coordinates | 37°58′36″N 119°18′23″W / 37.97667°N 119.30639°W |
| • elevation | 10,617 ft (3,236 m) |
| Mouth | Mono Lake |
• location | 1 mi (1.6 km) north of Lee Vining |
• coordinates | 37°58′40″N 119°06′07″W / 37.97778°N 119.10194°W |
• elevation | 6,378 ft (1,944 m) |
| Length | 16 mi (26 km), west-east |
| Basin size | 36 mi2 (93 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lee Vining, CA |
| • average | 65.4 cu ft/s (1.85 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 8.67 cu ft/s (0.246 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 590 cu ft/s (17 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Warren Fork |
| • right | Mine Creek |
Lee Vining Creek is a 16.2-mile-long (26.1 km) stream in Mono County, California, flowing into the endorheic basin of Mono Lake. It is the second largest stream flowing into the lake, after Rush Creek.