Tule River

Tule River Rio San Pedro
Waterfall on the Tule River
Map of streams and rivers in the Tulare Lake basin including the Tule River
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Cities	Springville, Porterville, Tipton, Corcoran
Physical characteristics
Source	Confluence of North and Middle Forks
• location	Springville, Tulare County
• coordinates	36°08′17″N 118°48′23″W / 36.13806°N 118.80639°W / 36.13806; -118.80639
• elevation	1,037 ft (316 m)
Mouth	Tulare Lakebed
• location	Kings County
• coordinates	36°02′59″N 119°49′27″W / 36.04972°N 119.82417°W / 36.04972; -119.82417
• elevation	184 ft (56 m)
Length	71.4 mi (114.9 km)[1]
Basin size	400 sq mi (1,000 km2)
Discharge
• location	below Success Dam
• average	197 cu ft/s (5.6 m3/s)
• minimum	0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
• maximum	32,000 cu ft/s (910 m3/s)
Basin features
River system	Tulare Lake basin
Tributaries
• left	Middle Fork Tule River, South Fork Tule River
• right	North Fork Tule River

The Tule River, also called Rio de San Pedro or Rio San Pedro,^[2] is a 71.4-mile (114.9 km)^[1] river in Tulare County in the U.S. state of California. The river originates in the Sierra Nevada east of Porterville and consists of three forks, North, Middle and South. The North Fork and Middle Fork meet above Springville. The South Fork meets the others at Lake Success. Downstream of Success Dam, the river flows west through Porterville. The river used to empty into Tulare Lake, but its waters have been diverted for irrigation. However, the river does reach Tulare Lake during floods. Tulare Lake is the terminal sink of an endorheic basin that historically also received the Kaweah and Kern Rivers as well as southern distributaries of the Kings.