Middle Fork American River
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The Middle Fork American River is one of three forks that form the American River in Northern California. It drains a large watershed in the high Sierra Nevada west of Lake Tahoe and northeast of Sacramento in Placer and El Dorado Counties, between the watersheds of the North Fork American River and South Fork American River. The Middle Fork joins with the North Fork near Auburn and they continue downstream to Folsom Lake as the North Fork, even though the Middle Fork carries a larger volume of water.
Middle Fork flowing through the Auburn State Recreation Area
Aerial view of the upper Middle Fork watershed, showing French Meadows (far) and Hell Hole reservoirs on the Middle Fork and Rubicon Rivers
Mixed conifer and hardwood forest along the Middle Fork near Oxbow Reservoir
The Middle Fork near Browns Bar, in the Auburn State Recreation Area
Hell Hole Reservoir
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Hell Hole Reservoir is an artificial, crescent-shaped lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range 10 miles (16 km) west of Lake Tahoe in California, United States. The lake is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long when at full capacity.
Lowest cataract on Rubicon River before it enters the reservoir
Rubicon river and upper cataract