Middle Fork Kings River
| Middle Fork Kings River | |
|---|---|
Middle Fork at Tehipite Valley | |
Map of the Kings River watershed, including the Middle Fork | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sierra Nevada |
| • location | Kings Canyon National Park |
| • coordinates | 37°06′17″N 118°39′45″W / 37.10472°N 118.66250°W |
| • elevation | 11,971 ft (3,649 m) |
| Mouth | Kings River |
• location | Monarch Wilderness |
• coordinates | 36°50′18″N 118°52′30″W / 36.83833°N 118.87500°W |
• elevation | 2,257 ft (688 m) |
| Length | 37.2 mi (59.9 km) |
| Basin size | 318 sq mi (820 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Blue Canyon Creek, Crown Creek |
| Type | Wild |
| Designated | November 3, 1987 |
The Middle Fork Kings River is a 37.2-mile (59.9 km) tributary of the Kings River in Kings Canyon National Park, California, in the southern Sierra Nevada. Draining 318 square miles (820 km2) – almost all of it wilderness – the Middle Fork is one of the largest wholly undeveloped watersheds in the state, with no dams or paved roads within its basin. The entire length of the Middle Fork is designated a National Wild and Scenic River.