North Fork American River
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The North Fork American River is a major tributary of California’s American River, known for its rugged canyon scenery, whitewater recreation, and relatively undisturbed natural habitat in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Fork American River canonical | 8 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin |
Sacramento River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento River basin
|
| environment | largely undeveloped canyon ⓘ |
| flowsDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
El Dorado County, California
ⓘ
Placer County ⓘ
surface form:
Placer County, California
Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| geology | primarily granitic bedrock ⓘ |
| hasActivity | gold prospecting ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasFeature |
clear water
ⓘ
deep granite canyon ⓘ rapids ⓘ steep canyon walls ⓘ |
| hasRapidsClass |
Class III
ⓘ
Class IV ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
conifer forest
ⓘ
oak woodland ⓘ |
| hasWildlife | riparian species of the Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | associated with California Gold Rush region ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American River canyon system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
relatively undisturbed natural habitat
ⓘ
rugged canyon scenery ⓘ whitewater recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ |
| management |
California Department of Parks and Recreation
ⓘ
surface form:
California Department of Parks and Recreation (segments)
U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Bureau of Land Management (segments)
|
| mouthLocation | confluence with American River near Auburn, California ⓘ |
| near | Auburn, California ⓘ |
| partOf |
American River watershed
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ecosystem ⓘ |
| protectedBy | federal Wild and Scenic River designation (segments) ⓘ |
| recreationArea | Auburn State Recreation Area ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| risk | spring snowmelt high flows ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Nevada, California
|
| tributaryOf |
American River (California)
ⓘ
surface form:
American River
|
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ kayaking ⓘ whitewater rafting ⓘ |
| waterSource | Sierra Nevada snowmelt ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.