This article is about Yosemite Creek in Yosemite National Park. For Yosemite Creek in San Francisco, see Yosemite Creek (San Francisco).
River
Yosemite Creek
Yosemite Creek above its falls, circa 1981
Physical characteristics
Length
24 km (15 mi)
Basin size
110 km2 (42 sq mi)
Yosemite Creek is a 15-mile-long (24 km) creek of the Sierra Nevada, located in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States.[1]
^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 11, 2011
YosemiteCreek is a 15-mile-long (24 km) creek of the Sierra Nevada, located in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, United States. The...
Yosemite National Park (/joʊˈsɛmɪti/ yoh-SEM-ih-tee) is a national park in California. It is bordered on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on...
base of Upper Yosemite Fall. The upper fall is formed by the swift waters of YosemiteCreek, which, after meandering through Eagle Creek Meadow, drop over...
waterfalls flow into it, including Tenaya, Illilouette, Yosemite and Bridalveil Creeks. Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America and is...
make Yosemite a national park, Muir published two landmark articles on wilderness preservation in The Century Magazine, "The Treasures of the Yosemite" and...
edge of the valley. While Yosemite Falls seem to also fall into this category, the original course took the YosemiteCreek down a gorge to the west of...
Snow Creek Falls is a long series of cascades located in Yosemite National Park toward the eastern extent of Yosemite Valley. It descends a steep gorge...
park superintendent. The YosemiteCreek Bridge is the oldest, carrying Northside Drive and spanning YosemiteCreek below Yosemite Falls. Built in 1922, it...
Illilouette Creek and flows into Yosemite Valley, where it meanders between pine forests and meadows that fill the valley floor. Tenaya, Yosemite, Bridalveil...
The following is a list of Yosemite waterfalls, including ephemeral falls: Alder Creek Falls 100 feet (30 m) Bridalveil Fall 620 feet (190 m) California...
A list of Yosemite destinations includes hiking trails and things to see: Popular hiking trails include: Yosemite Falls Bridalveil Falls Mirror Lake Mist...
Ahwahnee is a grand hotel in Yosemite National Park, California, on the floor of Yosemite Valley. It was built by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company and...
Little Yosemite Valley is a smaller glacial valley upstream in the Merced River drainage from the Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park. The Merced...
traditionally lived in the Yosemite Valley and still live in the surrounding area. They are the seven tribes of Yosemite Miwok, Northern Paiute, Kucadikadi...
The Yosemite Firefall was a summertime event that began in 1872 and continued for almost a century, in which burning hot embers were spilled from the top...
Half Dome is a quartz monzonite batholith at the eastern end of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park, California. It is a well-known rock formation...
the undated YosemiteCreek Granodiorite and the Kuna Crest Granodiorite. Sentinel granodiorite was named after Sentinel Rock in Yosemite National Park...
advocacy. At age 14, he was given his first camera during his first visit to Yosemite National Park. He developed his early photographic work as a member of...
Tenaya Lake is an alpine lake in Yosemite National Park, located between Yosemite Valley and Tuolumne Meadows. The surface of Tenaya Lake has an elevation...
North Dome is a granite dome in Yosemite National Park, California. It is the southernmost summit of Indian Ridge, 0.6 miles (1.0 km) north of Washington...
Bridalveil Creek on the Glacier Point road. This hike requires a Backcountry Permit, if staying overnight,available at the Wilderness Center in Yosemite Village...
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