Helms Creek

Helms Creek is a tributary of the North Fork Kings River in Fresno County, California. The stream drains a remote mountainous part of the Sierra National Forest.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Helms Pumped Storage Plant and Courtright Dam.

Power station

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The Helms Pumped Storage Plant is located 50 miles east of Fresno, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range's Sierra National Forest. It is a power station that uses Helms Creek canyon on the North Fork of the Kings River for off-river water storage and the pumped-storage hydroelectric method to generate electricity.

Dam

Courtright Reservoir is a reservoir in Fresno County, California. The reservoir is at an elevation of 8,170 feet in the Sierra National Forest, in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, bordering the John Muir Wilderness and the Dinkey Lakes Wilderness. Courtright Dam is situated 2½ miles northwest of Helms Creek.

Latitude

37.05022° or 37° 3′ 1″ north

Longitude

-118.94456° or 118° 56′ 40″ west

Elevation

6,640 feet (2,024 metres)

Open location code

85933324+35

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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