The South Fork of the American River

Exploring the Three Forks of The American River

About the Watershed

American River Watershed

See also this satellite image from Terraserver. You will need to set the Map Size to large, using the controls on the left side of the screen. Folsom Lake is in the bottom left corner. The South Fork comes in along the bottom, from right to left. The North and Middle Forks come down from the upper right to lower left.

South Fork
Middle Fork
North Fork

riverside lodging & camping at American River Resort

enjoy live music at the American River Music Festival

California whitewater rafting with Mother Lode

Photo upper left corner taken on the South Fork of the American River, copyright © Mark-Leder Adams.
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