White River (California) Explained

White River
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:California
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Central Valley
Subdivision Type5:Cities
Subdivision Name5:White River, Ducor, Delano
Length:50.7miles
Discharge1 Location:Ducor, CA
Discharge1 Min:0cuft/s
Discharge1 Avg:10cuft/s
Discharge1 Max:2760cuft/s
Source1:Bull Run Peak
Source1 Location:Tulare County
Source1 Coordinates:35.838°N -118.584°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:6800feet
Mouth:Tulare Lakebed
Mouth Location:near Delano, Tulare County
Mouth Coordinates:35.8517°N -119.2878°W
Mouth Elevation:272feet
River System:Tulare Basin
Basin Size:176sqmi
Tributaries Left:Arrastre Creek, Coarse Gold Creek
Tributaries Right:Capinero Creek, Cove Creek, Chalaney Creek, Coho Creek

The White River is a small river in the southern San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. The river is 50.7miles long[2] and flows entirely within Tulare County. It rises at roughly 6800feet above sea level in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada on the northwest slope of Bull Run Peak. It flows west, receiving several seasonal tributaries including Arrastre Creek, Coarse Gold Creek and Coho Creek, passing the small settlement of White River. As it nears the border of Tulare County and Kern County its surface flow disappears. The dry riverbed continues northwest into the agricultural San Joaquin Valley and is diverted into canals for flood control and irrigation purposes. The river terminates about 5miles north of Delano, short of the historic Tulare Lake.

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Notes and References

  1. 274479. White River. 1981-01-19. 2010-11-06.
  2. Web site: National Hydrography Dataset via National Map Viewer. U.S. Geological Survey. 2017-10-10.