Kaweah River
The Kaweah River is a river draining the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California in the United States. Fed primarily by high elevation snowmelt along the Great Western Divide, the Kaweah begins as four forks in Sequoia National Park, where the watershed is noted for its alpine scenery and its dense concentrations of giant sequoias, the largest trees on Earth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Tulare County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Caweea”, “Cawia”, “Cow-eer”, “Kah-wah”, “Kah-wee-ya *”, “Keweah River”, “Middle Fork Kaweah River”, “Pi-pi-yu-na”, “Rio De San Gabriel”, “River Frances”, “San Gabriel River”, and “The Four Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cutler Park and Golden West High School.
Cutler Park
Park
Cutler Park is a large municipal park at the eastern end of Visalia, California near Venice Hills. The park covers 70 acres of land. It is one of the largest Valley Oak Woodlands in Central California.
Golden West High School
School
Golden West High School is a four-year public high school in the Visalia Unified district of Visalia, California. It is one of eight city high schools and enrolls the third highest number of students. Golden West High School is situated 2 miles west of Kaweah River.
Farmersville High School
School
Farmersville High School is a public American senior high school set in Farmersville, California, United States. The school is part of the Farmersville Unified School District, which takes in the majority of students from its K-8 program. Farmersville High School is situated 2 miles southeast of Kaweah River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farmersville and Ivanhoe.
Farmersville
Town
Farmersville is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. It is situated in the San Joaquin Valley near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, just to the east of Visalia, California. Farmersville is situated 3 miles south of Kaweah River.
Ivanhoe
Village
Ivanhoe is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 4,468 at the 2020 census, down from 4,495 at the 2010 census. Ivanhoe is situated 3½ miles north of Kaweah River.
Visalia
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Visalia is a city in the agricultural San Joaquin Valley of California. The population was 141,384 as per the 2020 census. Visalia is the fifth-most populous city in the San Joaquin Valley, the 38th most populous in California, and 183rd in the United States.
Kaweah River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Tulare County, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Kaweah River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kaweah”
- Cebuano: “Kaweah River”
- Chinese: “卡威亞河”
- French: “Kaweah”
- Hebrew: “קאווייה”
- Irish: “Abhainn Kaweah”
- Japanese: “カウィーア川”
- Venetian: “Kaweah”
- Welsh: “Afon Kaweah”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mitchell Corner and Cameron Creek Colony.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Deep Creek Cemetery and Mill Creek Park.
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