Big Pine Creek (California)
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| Big Pine Creek | |
|---|---|
 View of Norman Clyde Peak from Big Pine Creek, autumn | |
  Location of mouth in CA | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Inyo County |
| District | Inyo National Forest |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sierra Nevada |
| • coordinates | 37°07′29″N 118°26′13″W / 37.12472°N 118.43694°W |
| Mouth | Owens River |
• coordinates | 37°10′22″N 118°15′34″W / 37.17278°N 118.25944°W |
Big Pine Creek is a 12.1-mile-long (19.5 km)[1] stream in Inyo County of eastern California, in the western United States. It flows from the eastern Sierra Nevada down to the Owens Valley, where it is a major tributary of the Owens River near Big Pine.
The headwaters of Big Pine Creek are in the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, near the border with Fresno County. The creek begins at the confluence of its North and South Forks, below the Palisades.
From there, the creek flows east-northeast, passing Crater Mountain of the Big Pine volcanic field and intersecting Big Pine Canal before joining the Owens River near the town of Big Pine. The total average runoff from the watershed is 52,000 acre-feet (64,000,000 m3), mostly from Big Pine Creek itself.
