American River topographic map
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About this map
Name: American River topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Average elevation: 44 m
Minimum elevation: 0 m
Maximum elevation: 197 m
The North Fork is the longest tributary of the American River, at 88 miles (142 km). It begins at an elevation of about 7,900 feet (2,400 m) near Lake Tahoe in Placer County at Mountain Meadow Lake, just northeast of Granite Chief and immediately due west of Palisades Tahoe (formerly Squaw Valley) Ski Resort. It flows westward through remote wilderness areas.