Thomes Creek
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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 | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Mendocino National Forest, Tehama County |
• coordinates | 40°02′00″N 122°56′30″W[1] |
• elevation | 6,460 ft (1,970 m) |
Mouth | Sacramento River |
• location | near Tehama, Tehama County |
• coordinates | 39°59′26″N 122°05′46″W[1] |
• elevation | 184 ft (56 m) |
Length | 62 mi (100 km)[1] |
Basin size | 300 sq mi (780 km2)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | Paskenta[3] |
• average | 295.4 cu ft/s (8.36 m3/s)[3] |
• minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
• maximum | 37,800 cu ft/s (1,070 m3/s) |
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]