South Fork American River

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The South Fork American River is a major tributary of California’s American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills, renowned for its historical role in the Gold Rush and its popular whitewater rafting runs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river ⓘ
tributary ⓘ
associatedWithEvent discovery of gold at Sutter’s Mill ⓘ
basinCountry United States ⓘ
confluenceLocation Folsom Lake ⓘ
confluenceWith North Fork American River ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
difficultyClassRange Class II–III ⓘ
ecosystemType Sierra Nevada riverine ecosystem ⓘ
flowsThrough El Dorado County, California ⓘ
hasBridge Highway 49 bridge at Coloma ⓘ
hasDam Chili Bar Dam ⓘ
Slab Creek Dam ⓘ
hasProtectedAreaAlongBanks Auburn State Recreation Area ⓘ
Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park ⓘ
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park ⓘ
hasReservoir Chili Bar Reservoir ⓘ
Slab Creek Reservoir ⓘ
hasWhitewaterSection Chili Bar run ⓘ
Cools run ⓘ
Gorge run ⓘ
historicalSignificance California Gold Rush ⓘ
knownFor commercial rafting industry ⓘ
locatedIn Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ
managedBy El Dorado County ⓘ
U.S. Bureau of Land Management ⓘ
mouthLocation Folsom Lake ⓘ
near Coloma, California ⓘ
Folsom, California ⓘ
linked to: Folsom

Placerville, California ⓘ
linked to: Placerville
partOf American River ⓘ
recreationActivity camping ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
region Northern California ⓘ
sourceLocation Sierra Nevada, California ⓘ
linked to: Sierra Nevada
state California ⓘ
supportsSpecies chinook salmon ⓘ
rainbow trout ⓘ
steelhead trout ⓘ
tributaryOf American River ⓘ
usedFor hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation water supply ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
watercourse Sacramento River basin ⓘ

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Sutter's Mill → near → South Fork American River ⓘ
El Dorado County → contains → American River (South Fork segment) ⓘ
linked to: South Fork American River
Eldorado National Forest → hasWatercourse → South Fork American River ⓘ
American River → hasPart → South Fork American River ⓘ
American River → confluenceOf → South Fork American River ⓘ
Coloma, California → locatedOnRiver → South Fork American River ⓘ
Coloma Historic Park → locatedOn → South Fork American River ⓘ
Coloma → locatedOnRiver → South Fork American River ⓘ
El Dorado County, California → contains → South Fork American River ⓘ
Ice House Reservoir → hasWatercourse → South Fork American River ⓘ
Folsom Lake → inflow → South Fork American River ⓘ
Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park → locatedOn → South Fork American River ⓘ
American River canyon → hasPart → South Fork American River ⓘ
Coloma Valley → traversedBy → South Fork American River ⓘ
American River watershed → contains → South Fork American River ⓘ
Georgetown Divide → drainageDivideBetween → South Fork American River ⓘ
California State Route 50 → crosses → South Fork American River ⓘ
Chili Bar run → locatedIn → South Fork American River ⓘ
Cools Run → partOf → South Fork American River ⓘ
subject linked to: Cools run
Cools Run → river → South Fork American River ⓘ
subject linked to: Cools run
Cools Run → watercourse → South Fork American River ⓘ
subject linked to: Cools run
Cools Run → partOf → South Fork American River whitewater system ⓘ
subject linked to: Cools run
linked to: South Fork American River
Highway 49 bridge at Coloma → crosses → South Fork American River ⓘ
Highway 49 bridge at Coloma → riverCrossed → South Fork of the American River ⓘ
linked to: South Fork American River
Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park → nearestWaterBody → South Fork American River ⓘ
Cronan Ranch Regional Trails Park → overlooks → South Fork American River corridor ⓘ
linked to: South Fork American River
Slab Creek Dam → locatedOnWatercourse → South Fork American River ⓘ
Slab Creek Dam → riverCrossed → South Fork American River ⓘ
Slab Creek Dam → watercourse → South Fork American River ⓘ
Chili Bar Dam → locatedOnRiver → South Fork American River ⓘ
Chili Bar Dam → watercourse → South Fork American River ⓘ
Chili Bar Reservoir → locatedOnRiver → South Fork of the American River ⓘ
linked to: South Fork American River
Chili Bar Reservoir → watercourse → South Fork of the American River ⓘ
linked to: South Fork American River
Chili Bar Reservoir → partOf → South Fork American River system ⓘ
linked to: South Fork American River
Chili Bar Reservoir → hasInflow → South Fork of the American River ⓘ
linked to: South Fork American River
Slab Creek Reservoir → locatedOnRiver → South Fork American River ⓘ
Slab Creek Reservoir → watercourse → South Fork American River ⓘ
Slab Creek Reservoir → outflow → South Fork American River ⓘ
American River (California) → hasPart → South Fork American River ⓘ