Middle Fork Kings River

The mouth of the Middle Fork (left) where it joins the South Fork (right) to form the Kings River (lower left)

The Middle Fork Kings River is a major tributary of the Kings River in the U.S. state of California.

Originating at Helen Lake, the river flows 37.2 miles (59.9 km)^[1] in a generally southwest direction, through Simpson Meadow and the glacial Tehipite Valley, entirely within Kings Canyon National Park and the Sierra Nevada. Inaccessible by roads, it is the most remote of the three forks of the Kings.

Its drainage basin is roughly 500 square miles (1,300 km²) in size. The river joins the South Fork Kings River at its mouth to form the main stem of the Kings River.

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 11, 2011

Kings Canyon National Park

Landmarks and
Attractions

Mountains	Acrodectes Peak Mount Agassiz Mount Baxter Mount Brewer Charlotte Dome Mount Clarence King Mount Cotter Mount Darwin Mount Farquhar Mount Goddard Mount Gould Junction Peak Mount Keith Middle Palisade Milestone Mountain Norman Clyde Peak North Palisade Palisade Crest Palisades Mount Sill Split Mountain Mount Stanford Table Mountain Thunderbolt Peak Triple Divide Peak Thunder Mountain University Peak Mount Winchell

People

Nearby Municipalities

Additional Information

National Register of Historic Places listings in Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Parks
Kings Canyon National Park Category
California Portal

Tulare Basin hydrography

Kings River	North Fork Kings River South Fork Kings River Middle Fork Kings River Roaring River Kings Canyon Pine Flat Dam Pine Flat Lake Rodgers Crossing Dam (proposed)

Kaweah River	North Fork Kaweah River Middle Fork Kaweah River Marble Fork Kaweah River East Fork Kaweah River South Fork Kaweah River Lime Kiln Creek Paradise Creek Horse Creek St. John's River Kaweah Canyon Mineral King Terminus Dam Lake Kaweah

Tule River	North Fork Tule River Middle Fork Tule River South Fork Tule River North Branch Tule River South Branch Tule River Success Dam Lake Success

Kern River	Buena Vista Lake Buena Vista Slough Canebrake Creek Clear Creek Connecting Slough Golden Trout Creek Isabella Dam Lake Isabella Kern River Canyon Kern River Slough Kern Lake Lake Evans Lake Webb Little Kern River Poso Creek Rock Creek South Fork Kern River

Other	Tulare Lake California Aqueduct Friant-Kern Canal Mill Creek White River

36°50′18″N 118°52′30″W / 36.83833°N 118.87500°W / 36.83833; -118.87500Coordinates: 36°50′18″N 118°52′30″W / 36.83833°N 118.87500°W / 36.83833; -118.87500

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Middle Fork Kings River

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