Talk:Tuolumne River

Headwaters
On their website, the Tuolumne River Trust] states a higher elevation for the river's headwaters than that which is now cited. Anyone care to explain the discrepancy? Ombudsman 11:29, 3 February 2006 (UTC)


 * It depends on the definition of headwaters. The peaks of the mountains around the headwaters are at 13,000'. If the definition of headwater is the highest location that a drop of rain could fall and flow into the river, then those are the headwaters. However, the more commonly accepted definition is the highest flowing water of a river. This is shown on the USGS topo map as being a little above 11000' (I referenced the location on the topo map).


 * I think that the TRT is just making the river sound more impressive. But, between 11000' and 13000', those peaks are just big talus rubble piles --- the water just seeps down between the rocks. Those really aren't headwaters.


 * --hike395 16:44, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

WHERE THE MAP???
Why is there not a map showing this river's route?

For every natural feature of size, there should be a map showing it's location, distribution, route, etc... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.191.244.12 (talk) 23:00, 28 June 2008 (UTC)

What is "Baroque richness of form"?
In the "Course" section of this article, the following sentence describes the walls of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne, "The walls, not as steep and bare as those of Yosemite Valley, are sculpted in an almost Baroque richness of form."

This is a good article, but I'm confused by the phrase, "Baroque richness of form." Perhaps that phrase leaves a few other readers confused about what the writer is trying to convey about these canyon walls.

There is a hyperlink from the word Baroque to the article of the same name. The opening sentence of the Baroque article says, "...Baroque (was) a... style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur...". That is helpful. One can imagine dramatic canyon walls that exhibit the geological motion by which they were created. Is that an accurate interpretation of the intended meaning? Does that interpretation describe those walls?

Further in the Baroque article, in the section "Modern usage", it says, in "modern usage, the term "Baroque" may still be used, usually pejoratively, describing works of art, craft, or design that are thought to have excessive ornamentation or complexity of line..." So is that the walls of the canyon have excessive complexity?

Unfortunately, I've not experienced, nor seen the walls of the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne. Perhaps someone can provide a clearer description of them.

Also, the article on the Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne uses this same description, so it may be possible to improve two articles at once.

OnTheGas (talk) 19:13, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Tuolumne River
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Reference named "watershed": From San Joaquin River:  From Middle Fork Feather River:  

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