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The '''Cosumnes River''' (pronounced '''ko-Sue-mees''') is a tributary of the [[Mokelumne River]] (pronounced '''mo-Kulla-mee'''), approximately 80 mi (128.75 km) long, in northern [[California]] in the [[United States]]. The Cosumnes is often mis-pronounced as '''ka-Sum-nes''' or '''kun-Sum-ness''', which is incongruent with pronunciation of other regional rivers with the same root (e.g., Tuloumne, Mokelumne). |
The '''Cosumnes River''' (pronounced '''ko-Sue-mees''') is a tributary of the [[Mokelumne River]] (pronounced '''mo-Kulla-mee'''), approximately 80 mi (128.75 km) long, in northern [[California]] in the [[United States]]. The Cosumnes is often mis-pronounced as '''ka-Sum-nes''' or '''kun-Sum-ness''', which is incongruent with pronunciation of other regional rivers with the same root (e.g., Tuloumne, Mokelumne). |
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''''''Some people, though, did not know they were pronouncing it incongruously. Most of these are former residents of the "Bay Area" a metropolitan hub around San Francisco, including counties S.F., San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Marin, Sonoma... to name most. |
''''''Some people, though, did not know they were pronouncing it incongruously. Most of these are former residents of the "Bay Area" a metropolitan hub around San Francisco, including counties S.F., San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Marin, Sonoma... to name most. May we continue to say Co-some-ness? If we say it the other way people may not know how to spell it when looking for our house.'''''' |
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Claimed to be the last undammed river flowing from the western slope of the central [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] mountains, the Cosumnes starts as North, Middle and South forks cutting canyons through the El Dorado and Amador County [[Gold Country]] vineyards and blue oak savannah before converging just before the Highway 49 bridge. The river the flows as one fork through scenic canyons before passing into southern [[Sacramento County]] in the [[Sacramento Valley]], joining with the [[Mokelumne River]] in [[San Joaquin County]] and emptying into the [[Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta]]. The river actually has two dams on it just upstream from Rancho Murieta near the Van Vleck Park (private park), creating a small reservoir. |
Claimed to be the last undammed river flowing from the western slope of the central [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada]] mountains, the Cosumnes starts as North, Middle and South forks cutting canyons through the El Dorado and Amador County [[Gold Country]] vineyards and blue oak savannah before converging just before the Highway 49 bridge. The river the flows as one fork through scenic canyons before passing into southern [[Sacramento County]] in the [[Sacramento Valley]], joining with the [[Mokelumne River]] in [[San Joaquin County]] and emptying into the [[Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta]]. The river actually has two dams on it just upstream from Rancho Murieta near the Van Vleck Park (private park), creating a small reservoir. |
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| Length | 80 mi (129 km)[citation needed] |
The Cosumnes River (pronounced ko-Sue-mees) is a tributary of the Mokelumne River (pronounced mo-Kulla-mee), approximately 80 mi (128.75 km) long, in northern California in the United States. The Cosumnes is often mis-pronounced as ka-Sum-nes or kun-Sum-ness, which is incongruent with pronunciation of other regional rivers with the same root (e.g., Tuloumne, Mokelumne).
'Some people, though, did not know they were pronouncing it incongruously. Most of these are former residents of the "Bay Area" a metropolitan hub around San Francisco, including counties S.F., San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Marin, Sonoma... to name most. May we continue to say Co-some-ness? If we say it the other way people may not know how to spell it when looking for our house.'
Claimed to be the last undammed river flowing from the western slope of the central Sierra Nevada mountains, the Cosumnes starts as North, Middle and South forks cutting canyons through the El Dorado and Amador County Gold Country vineyards and blue oak savannah before converging just before the Highway 49 bridge. The river the flows as one fork through scenic canyons before passing into southern Sacramento County in the Sacramento Valley, joining with the Mokelumne River in San Joaquin County and emptying into the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. The river actually has two dams on it just upstream from Rancho Murieta near the Van Vleck Park (private park), creating a small reservoir.
Towns and cities along the Cosumnes River include Plymouth, CA, Rancho Murieta, CA, Sloughhouse, CA, Wilton, CA and Elk Grove, CA.
The Cosumnes River is thought to have been named as the Mokelumne and Tuolumne rivers were, using the -umne suffix meaning "people of" as well as the cos- prefix meaning "salmon or fish". Salmon runs are rarely, if ever, seen above Rancho Murieta, possibly a result of dams in the area that support residential irrigation demands (e.g.,golf courses) in the Rancho Murieta area.
See also
External links
- Cosumnes Research Group
- Cosumnes River Task Force
- Lower Cosumnes-Lower Mokelumne Watershed ProfileUS EPA Region 9
- Cosumnes River Preserve
- Cosumnes River Watershed Project datasets - California Environmental Information Catalog
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cosumnes River (Geographic Names Information System)
38°15′20″N 121°26′21″W / 38.2554703°N 121.4391183°W
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