Bubbs Creek facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bubbs Creek |
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Map of the Kings River drainage basin. Bubbs Creek joins the South Fork at right.
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Country | United States |
State | California |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | Near Junction Pass Sierra Nevada 13,012 ft (3,966 m) 36°41′47″N 118°21′02″W / 36.69639°N 118.35056°W |
River mouth | South Fork Kings River above Kanawyers 5,125 ft (1,562 m) 36°47′22″N 118°33′03″W / 36.78944°N 118.55083°W |
Length | 16.4 mi (26.4 km) |
Basin features | |
Basin size | 69.5 sq mi (180 km2) |
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Bubbs Creek is a 16.4-mile (26.4 km)-long tributary of the South Fork Kings River in the Sierra Nevada of California, within Kings Canyon National Park.
The creek originates near Junction Pass (east of Forester Pass), in northeastern Tulare County. It flows north through a chain of lakes and enters Fresno County, where it turns west, flowing in a deep glacial canyon. It joins the South Fork Kings River at the eastern end of Kings Canyon.
The Pacific Crest Trail follows Bubbs Creek from Forester Pass as far as Vidette Creek, and the Bubbs Creek Trail follows the creek downstream of that point into Kings Canyon.
Bubbs Creek is named for John Bubbs, a prospector who crossed into the drainage from Owens Valley via Kearsarge Pass in 1864.
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