Deer Creek (Tulare County, California)

Deer Creek
More's Creek
stream
Country United States
State California
Region Tulare County
Source source
 - location on the west slope of the Greenhorn Mountains, in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range, Tulare County
 - elevation 7,560 ft (2,304 m)
 - coordinates 35°54′10″N 118°34′13″W / 35.90278°N 118.57028°W / 35.90278; -118.57028 [1]
Mouth mouth
 - location terminates at the Lakeland and Homeland Canals in the San Joaquin Valley, Tulare County
 - elevation 203 ft (62 m) [1]
 - coordinates 35°56′05″N 119°28′23″W / 35.93472°N 119.47306°W / 35.93472; -119.47306Coordinates: 35°56′05″N 119°28′23″W / 35.93472°N 119.47306°W / 35.93472; -119.47306 [1]

Deer Creek, formerly More's Creek, is a creek in Tulare County, California. Its source is in the on the west slope of the Greenhorn Mountains, in the Sierra Nevada Mountain range. From there Deer Creek runs west to terminate at the Lakeland and Homeland Canals in the San Joaquin Valley just east of the Tulare - Kings County border. Originally it ran into Tulare Lake before it was diverted for agriculture.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deer Creek


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