New River (Trinity River tributary)
| New River | |
|---|---|
Location of the New River In California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Salmon Mountains where Virgin and Slide Creek meet below the Virgin Creek Buttes |
| • location | Shasta-Trinity National Forest |
| • coordinates | 41°01′46″N 123°20′56″W / 41.02944°N 123.34889°W |
| • elevation | 2,014 ft (614 m) |
| Mouth | Trinity River |
• location | near Burnt Ranch |
• coordinates | 40°50′45″N 123°28′48″W / 40.84583°N 123.48000°W |
• elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Length | 21.4 mi (34.4 km) |
| Basin size | 225 sq mi (580 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Denny |
| • average | 437 cu ft/s (12.4 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 26.2 cu ft/s (0.74 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 60,000 cu ft/s (1,700 m3/s) |
| Designated | January 19, 1981 |
The New River (Chimariko: tcolīdasum, Hupa: yiduqi-nilin, Karuk: akráah kumásaamvaroo) is a 21.4-mile-long (34.4 km) tributary of the Trinity River in northern California. The river was named by miners during the California Gold Rush in the early 1850s. While prospecting west from earlier diggings on the upper Trinity River, they named the river due to it being a "new" place to search for gold.