Alger Creek

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Alger Creek
Tributary to Rush Creek
Map of Alger Creek mouth location
Map of Alger Creek mouth location
Location of Alger Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMono
Physical characteristics
SourceParker Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles south of Parker Peak
 • coordinates37°48′35″N 119°11′31″W / 37.80972°N 119.19194°W / 37.80972; -119.19194[1]
 • elevation11,090 ft (3,380 m)[2]
MouthRush Creek
 • location
about 4 miles west of June Lake, California
 • coordinates
37°46′51″N 119°07′38″W / 37.78083°N 119.12722°W / 37.78083; -119.12722Coordinates: 37°46′51″N 119°07′38″W / 37.78083°N 119.12722°W / 37.78083; -119.12722[1]
 • elevation
7,231 ft (2,204 m)[3]
Length4.70 mi (7.56 km)[4]
Basin size5.73 square miles (14.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationRush Creek
 • average6.95 cu ft/s (0.197 m3/s) at mouth with Rush Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionRush CreekMono Lake
River systemRush Creek
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCA 158

Alger Creek is a stream in Mono County, California, in the United States.[6]

Alger creek basin as seen from Koip peak

Alger Creek took its name from Alger Lakes.[7]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Alger Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Alger Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alger Creek
  7. ^ Browning, Peter (2005). Yosemite Place Names: The Historic Background of Geographic Names in Yosemite National Park. Great West Books. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-944220-19-1.


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