Roaring River (California)

The Roaring River is a 16.6-mile (26.7 km)^[2] long tributary of the South Fork Kings River, in the Sierra Nevada of Fresno County, California. The entire course of the river is within Kings Canyon National Park.

Roaring River
Roaring River Falls
Map of the Kings River drainage basin. Roaring River joins the South Fork at right.
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Physical characteristics
Source	Great Western Divide
• coordinates	36°35′40″N 118°32′19″W[1]
• elevation	11,505 ft (3,507 m)
Mouth	South Fork Kings River
• location	Cedar Grove
• coordinates	36°47′08″N 118°37′36″W[1]
• elevation	4,790 ft (1,460 m)
Length	16.6 mi (26.7 km)[2]
Basin size	115.2 sq mi (298 km2)[2]

The river originates in the Great Western Divide at Triple Divide Peak, and flows northward through Cloud Canyon before turning northwest, entering Sugarloaf Valley, where it receives Sugarloaf Creek from the west. From there it flows north through a deep and inaccessible gorge, forming the Roaring River Falls near its confluence with the South Fork in Cedar Grove.

See also

• List of rivers of California