Clavey River
The Clavey River is a tributary of the Tuolumne River in the Sierra Nevada, located in the Stanislaus National Forest and Tuolumne County, California. The river is 31.3 miles long, and is one of the few undammed rivers on the western slope of the Sierra.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Big Canon Creek”, “Clavey Creek”, and “Middle Fork Tuolumne River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Groveland-Big Oak Flat and Buck Meadows.
Groveland-Big Oak Flat
Locality
Groveland-Big Oak Flat is an unincorporated community and former census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The population was 3,388 at the 2000 census. Groveland-Big Oak Flat is situated 4 miles west of Clavey River.
Buck Meadows
Hamlet
Buck Meadows is a census-designated place in Mariposa County, California, United States. The community is located 2 miles east-northeast of Smith Peak, at an elevation of 2,910 feet. Buck Meadows is situated 4½ miles southeast of Clavey River.
Second Garrotte
Hamlet
Second Garrotte is a ghost town located near Groveland in Tuolumne County, California, United States, originally settled during the California Gold Rush. Second Garrotte is situated 5 miles southwest of Clavey River.
Clavey River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.86381° or 37° 51′ 50″ north
Longitude
-120.1163° or 120° 6′ 59″ west
Elevation
1,178 feet (359 metres)
Open location code
849XVV7M+GF
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Clavey River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Clavey”
- Cebuano: “Clavey River”
- Dutch: “Clavey River”
- Hebrew: “קלאוויי”
- Irish: “Abhainn Clavey”
- Slovenian: “Clavey River”
- Venetian: “Clavey”
- Welsh: “Afon Clavey”
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