The Sierra Nevada Mountains are accessible near this small town with plenty of outdoor adventures as well as excellent local ...

The knickpoints of the rivers seemed to be consistent along the Sierra Nevada, showing that there may be some other force at play in the mountains. Beeson used topographic analysis tools to look at ...

While the famous Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is located in Chico, another charming town in the California mountain range, Kernville also has its own popular brewery in Kern River Brewing Company.

In Nevada 53 percent of rivers altered State's most altered are ... a scenic stream in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains known for wild brook trout. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, former mining hamlets appeal ... Then, the first glinting rock was discovered in the American River at Sutter’s Mill, near Coloma (40 miles ...

The onslaught is filling rivers and streams and overwhelming some properties while residents brace for the flooding to peak. The three major watersheds fed by the Sierra Nevada mountain range ...

With the exception of the Spring Mountains in Southern Nevada, all of the state’s basins that fuel rivers other than the Colorado were above 100 percent of the median as of Thursday. Hints of ...

An atmospheric river — the second to wallop the state ... In addition to the rain, the incoming storm was set to blanket the Sierra Nevada mountains in multiple feet of snow this week, prompting ...

A river that drained the slopes of a now-vanished volcano may have carved Yosemite Valley's depths during the last 10 million ...

The move affecting Arizona and Nevada came as officials predict ... reduced the amount of water flowing from the Rocky Mountains, where the river originates before it snakes 1,450 miles (2,334 ...

The move affecting Arizona and Nevada came as officials predict ... reduced the amount of water flowing from the Rocky Mountains, where the river originates before it snakes 1,450 miles southwest ...

LOS ANGELES — Representatives of California, Arizona and Nevada are urging ... farmlands from the Rocky Mountains to northern Mexico. California relies on Colorado River water to supply ...