Mokelumne River
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The Mokelumne River is a river flowing from the Sierras to a confluence with the San Joaquin River in the Central Valley of California. The name, pronounced [mɑ.ˈkel.ʌm.ni], is Plains Miwok and is constructed from moke, meaning fishnet, and -umne, a suffix meaning "people of". The town of Mokelumne Hill was named for the river in about 1850.
The Lower Mokelumne River is the portion of the river below Camanche Dam.
[edit] See also
- East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)
- Pardee Dam, Pardee Reservoir
- Camanche Dam, Camanche Reservoir, Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery
- Cosumnes River — a tributary
- List of California rivers
[edit] References
- Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: their origin and meaning. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21271-1.
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