East Fork Carson River
The East Fork Carson River is the largest tributary of the Carson River, flowing through California and Nevada in the western United States. The north-flowing river is 61 miles long and drains a mostly rural, mountainous watershed of 392 square miles.Photo: Matkatamiba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in California and Nevada in the United States
- Also known as: “East Carson River” and “East Fork”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Genoa and Kingsbury.
Genoa
Village
Photo: Brent Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
Genoa is an unincorporated town in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. Founded in 1851, it was the first settlement in what became the Nevada Territory. Genoa is situated 1½ miles northwest of East Fork Carson River.
Kingsbury
Village
Photo: Patrick Nouhailler’s…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kingsbury is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kingsbury had a population of 2,313. Kingsbury is situated 3½ miles west of East Fork Carson River.
Minden
Photo: Patrick Nouhailler’s…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Minden is a city in Nevada located a few miles south of Carson City in the Carson Valley which is east of Lake Tahoe. The town is about 2 miles west of Gardnerville.
East Fork Carson River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Douglas, Nevada, Southwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“East Fork Carson River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “East Fork Carson”
- Cebuano: “East Fork Carson River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ايست فورك كارسون”
- Japanese: “イーストフォークカーソン川”
- Venetian: “East Fork Carson”
- Welsh: “Afon East Fork Carson”
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