Carmel River (California)
The Carmel River (Rumsen: tirus ua čorx) is a 41 mi (66 km) river on the Central Coast of California in Monterey County that originates in the Ventana Wilderness of the Santa Lucia Mountains. The river flows northwest through Carmel Valley with its mouth at the Pacific Ocean south of Carmel-by-the-Sea, at Carmel Bay. The Carmel River is considered the northern boundary of Big Sur, the other boundaries being San Carpóforo Creek and the Pacific coastline.
| Carmel River Rio del Carmelo Nuestra Senora del Monte Carmelo | |
|---|---|
Carmel River in the Ventana Wilderness | |
Location of the mouth of the Carmel River in California | |
| Native name | tirus ua čorx (Southern Ohlone) (Rumsen language) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Santa Lucia Mountains |
| • coordinates | 36.318018°N 121.645501°W |
| • elevation | 4,120 ft (1,260 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 36.536072°N 121.928010°W |
• elevation | Sea level |
| Length | 36 mi (58 km) |
| Basin size | 256 sq mi (660 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pine Creek, San Clemente Creek, Las Garzas Creek |
| • right | Carmel River-Miller Fork, Cachagua Creek, Tularcitos Creek |
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