Tuolumne River #1
by Cindy Murphy
Title
Tuolumne River #1
Artist
Cindy Murphy
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Tuolumne River, designated in 1984, originates high in the Sierra Nevada on the eastern side of Yosemite National Park and flows westward for 62 miles before it continues into Stanislaus National Forest. The river has two principal sources: 1) the Dana Fork, which drains the west-facing slopes of Mount Dana; and 2) the Lyell Fork, which begins at the base of the glacier on Mount Lyell. The two forks converge at the eastern end of Tuolumne Meadows, one of the largest subalpine meadows in the Sierra Nevada. The Tuolumne River meanders through Tuolumne Meadows and then cascades through the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne before it enters the eastern end of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir (still within the park, but not part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System). Below O'Shaughnessy Dam, the river again is included in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System as it continues through a low-elevation meadow and rocky gorge. 114-1 1337
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January 5th, 2021
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