Bridalveil Creek

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Bridalveil Creek is a mountain stream in Yosemite National Park that feeds the iconic Bridalveil Fall before joining the Merced River.

Aliases (1)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain stream
river
associatedWith Bridalveil Creek Campground
country United States of America
crosses Glacier Point Road
drainageBasin Central Valley watershed
San Joaquin River basin
feeds Bridalveil Fall
flowsInto Yosemite Valley area
flowsThrough Yosemite National Park
hasEcosystemType Sierra Nevada mixed conifer forest
montane riparian habitat
hasHydrologicalSystem Sierra Nevada snowmelt
hasNameOrigin Bridalveil Fall
hasNearbyFacility Bridalveil Creek Campground
hasNearbyInfrastructure Glacier Point Road
hasNearbySettlement Yosemite Valley (unincorporated community)
hasProtectedStatus federal protected area
hasSeasonalVariation peak flow in spring
reduced flow in late summer
hasTouristAttraction Bridalveil Fall viewpoint
hasWaterfall Bridalveil Fall
locatedIn Bridalveil Creek drainage basin
California
Mariposa County, California
Sierra Nevada
Yosemite National Park
southern Yosemite National Park
locatedInProtectedArea Yosemite National Park
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
managedBy National Park Service
mouthOfWatercourse Merced River
near Bridalveil Creek Campground
Tunnel View
partOf Merced River watershed
Yosemite National Park hydrological network
region Western United States
sourceRegion Sierra Nevada
Yosemite high country
subjectToRegulation National Park Service regulations
tributaryOf Merced River
usedFor camping
hiking
recreation
watercourseThrough Bridalveil Fall amphitheater
watercourseThroughFeature Bridalveil Fall
watercourseType perennial stream
withinProtectedAreaIUCNCategory IUCN Category II (National Park)

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bridal Veil Falls (Oregon) ("Bridal Veil Creek")
Bridalveil Fall
watercourse
Merced River
hasTributary

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