East Walker River
The East Walker River is an approximately 90 miles (140 km) long, tributary of the Walker River, in eastern California and western Nevada in the United States. It drains part of the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada in the watershed of Walker Lake in the Great Basin.
| East Walker River | |
|---|---|
East Walker River in Bridgeport | |
Walker River, showing the West Walker and East Walker rivers | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California, Nevada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sierra Nevada |
| • location | California |
| • coordinates | 38°11′44″N 119°17′09″W |
| • elevation | 6,570 ft (2,000 m) |
| Mouth | Walker River |
• location | Yerington, Nevada |
• coordinates | 38°53′34″N 119°10′46″W |
• elevation | 4,442 ft (1,354 m) |
| Length | 90 mi (140 km), south-north |
| Basin size | 1,230 sq mi (3,200 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Mason, Nevada |
| • average | 150 cu ft/s (4.2 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 2.3 cu ft/s (0.065 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 2,820 cu ft/s (80 m3/s) |
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