Thomes Creek information

Thomes Creek
Thomes Creek
	Thomes Creek near The Gorge
	Location of mouth of Thomes Creek in California
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mendocino National Forest, Tehama County
• coordinates	40°02′00″N 122°56′30″W / 40.03333°N 122.94167°W
• elevation	6,460 ft (1,970 m)
Mouth	Sacramento River
• location	near Tehama, Tehama County
• coordinates	39°59′26″N 122°05′46″W / 39.99056°N 122.09611°W
• elevation	184 ft (56 m)
Length	62 mi (100 km)
Basin size	300 sq mi (780 km2)
Discharge
• location	Paskenta
• average	295.4 cu ft/s (8.36 m3/s)
• minimum	0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
• maximum	37,800 cu ft/s (1,070 m3/s)

Thomes Creek is a major watercourse on the west side of the Sacramento Valley in Northern California. The creek originates in the Coast Ranges and flows east for about 62 miles (100 km) to join the Sacramento River, at a point about 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Corning in Tehama County.^[1]

Thomes Creek is a highly seasonal stream and drains a mostly rural watershed of some 300 square miles (780 km²).^[2] There are no permanent dams on the creek, although there are some small diversions for agriculture and domestic water supply, and the overall water quality is considered good.^[4] The upper 22 miles (35 km) of Thomes Creek are rated Class IV–V+ ("very difficult") for whitewater kayaking and rafting.^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Thomes Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Gauthier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "USGS Gage #11382000 on Thomes Creek at Paskenta, CA: Monthly Statistics". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1920–1996. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
^ "Tehama West Watershed". Sacramento River Watershed Program. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
^ "California whitewater, Thomes Creek". riverfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
^ "Thomes Creek, California, US (Above Paskenta)". American Whitewater. 2002-02-10. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

[GNIS-1] "Thomes Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

[Gauthier-2] Cite error: The named reference Gauthier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[NWIS-3] "USGS Gage #11382000 on Thomes Creek at Paskenta, CA: Monthly Statistics". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1920–1996. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

[4] "Tehama West Watershed". Sacramento River Watershed Program. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

[5] "California whitewater, Thomes Creek". riverfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

[6] "Thomes Creek, California, US (Above Paskenta)". American Whitewater. 2002-02-10. Retrieved 2016-10-11.

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