Morgan Creek (California) Explained

Morgan Creek
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:USA California
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Morgan Creek in California
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:California
Subdivision Type4:Counties
Subdivision Name4:Mono, Inyo
Subdivision Type5:Municipality
Subdivision Name5:Inyo National Forest
Source1:Sierra Crest
Source1 Coordinates:37.3912°N -118.7511°W
Mouth Location:Pine Creek
Mouth Coordinates:37.3605°N -118.6974°W
River System:NW Owens Valley

Morgan Creek is a 4.1adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] stream in Mono and Inyo counties of eastern California, in the western United States.

It flows from the high eastern Sierra Nevada in the Inyo National Forest, through Round Valley, to its confluence with Pine Creek near the Owens River northeast of Bishop in the Owens Valley.

Course

Morgan Creek flows from Sierra Crest headwaters, through Upper Morgan Lake and Lower Morgan Lake, with a right tributary draining Bear Creek Spire through Spire Lake and Split Lake. A left tributary is from the Mount Morgan cirque, the Finch Lake cirque, and two other cirques on the south.

The Morgan Creek mouth is the confluence with Pine Creek, northeast of the Pine Creek—Rock Creek and Rock Creek—Owens River confluences.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 17, 2011
  2. Web site: Morgan Creek . . 2010-07-31.