| South Fork Kings River | |
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The river viewed below the suspension bridge near Zumwalt Meadow
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| Country | United States |
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| State | California |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Woods Creek, Bubbs Creek, Roaring River |
| - right | Lewis Creek, Grizzly Creek |
| Source | Near Mount Bolton Brown |
| - location | Sierra Nevada |
| - elevation | 12,352 ft (3,765 m) |
| - coordinates | [1] |
| Mouth | Kings River |
| - location | Kings Canyon |
| - elevation | 2,257 ft (688 m) |
| - coordinates | [1] |
| Length | 45 mi (72 km) |
| Basin | 460 sq mi (1,191 km2) |
| Discharge | for Cedar Grove |
| - average | 656 cu ft/s (19 m3/s) |
| - max | 13,900 cu ft/s (394 m3/s) |
| - min | 62.1 cu ft/s (2 m3/s) |
The South Fork Kings River is an important tributary of the Kings River in the U.S. state of California. It joins the Middle Fork Kings River to form the main stem of the Kings. It is famous for flowing through Kings Canyon, a 10,000-foot (3,000 m) deep glacial canyon in the heart of Kings Canyon National Park, and Cedar Grove, a valley said by some to resemble world-famous Yosemite Valley farther north in Yosemite National Park.
The river is 45 miles (72 km) long and flows south for the first part of its course, then west for the remainder. It drains an area of some 460 square miles (1,200 km2). Important tributaries include Woods and Bubbs Creeks, and the Roaring River. Settlements on the river include Kanawyers and Cedar Grove. State Route 180 follows about 25 miles (40 km) of the lower river.