Stanislaus River

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The Stanislaus River is a major river in California’s Sierra Nevada region, known for its whitewater recreation, reservoirs, and role as a key tributary of the San Joaquin River.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Stanislaus River watershed 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
flowsInto San Joaquin River NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Alpine County, California NERFINISHED
Calaveras County, California NERFINISHED
San Joaquin County, California NERFINISHED
Tuolumne County, California NERFINISHED
formsBorderBetween Calaveras County, California NERFINISHED
San Joaquin County, California NERFINISHED
Stanislaus County, California NERFINISHED
Tuolumne County, California NERFINISHED
hasDam Goodwin Dam
New Melones Dam
Stanislaus Afterbay Dam
Tulloch Dam
hasEcologicalIssue flow management conflicts
salmon population decline
hasRecreationArea Stanislaus River Parks
hasReservoir Goodwin Reservoir
New Melones Dam
surface form: New Melones Lake

Don Pedro Reservoir
surface form: Stanislaus River Reservoir
hasTributary Duck Creek NERFINISHED
Barker Slough
surface form: Laird Slough

Littlejohns Creek NERFINISHED
Middle Fork Stanislaus River NERFINISHED
North Fork Stanislaus River NERFINISHED
South Fork Stanislaus River NERFINISHED
knownFor kayaking
whitewater rafting
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Central Valley
Sierra Nevada
managedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
surface form: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
mouthLocatedNear Ripon, California
mouthLocation San Joaquin River NERFINISHED
partOf Central Valley Project
surface form: San Joaquin Valley water system
region Northern California
riverSystem San Joaquin River Basin
surface form: San Joaquin River basin
sourceLocatedIn Alpine County, California NERFINISHED
sourceRegion Sierra Nevada
tributaryOf San Joaquin River NERFINISHED
usedFor flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
recreational fishing
whitewater recreation

Referenced by (12)

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Stanislaus National Forest contains Stanislaus River
New Melones Dam crosses Stanislaus River
Sierra Nevada foothills drainedBy Stanislaus River
Calaveras County hasMajorRiver Stanislaus River
Tuolumne County hasMajorRiver Stanislaus River
Stanislaus County hasRiver Stanislaus River
San Joaquin River hasTributary Stanislaus River
New Melones Dam locatedOnRiver Stanislaus River
Stanislaus County namedAfter Stanislaus River
Stanislaus National Forest namedAfter Stanislaus River
New Melones Dam partOf Stanislaus River
this entity surface form: Stanislaus River watershed
San Joaquin River tributary Stanislaus River