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The Mokelumne River is a river flowing from the Sierras to a confluence with the San Joaquin River in the Central Valley of California. The name, pronounced , is Plains Miwok and is constructed from moke, meaning fishnet, and -umne, a suffix meaning "people of". The town of Mokelumne Hill was named for the river in about 1850.
The Lower Mokelumne River is the portion of the river below Camanche Dam.
See also
- East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD)
- Pardee Dam, Pardee Reservoir
- Camanche Dam, Camanche Reservior, Mokelumne River Fish Hatchery
- Cosumnes River — a tributary
- List of California rivers
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"Mokelumne River"