What is American River?
{{Infobox_river | name = American River | image = American River CA.jpg | image_caption = The American River near [[Fair Oaks, California|Fair Oaks]] | image_size = | source1_location = [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]] | mouth = [[Sacramento River]] | subdivision_type1 = Countries | subdivision_name1 = [[United States]] | length = {{convert|50|km|disp=flip}} | source1_elevation = | mouth_elevation = | discharge1_avg= {{convert|104|m3|disp=flip}} | basin_size = {{convert|5568|km2|disp=flip}} | map = Americanrivermap.png | map_caption = Map of the '''American River''' watershed. It includes the North, Middle, and South [[River fork|forks]] of the river as well as [[Rubicon River (California)|Rubicon River]], a [[tributary]] of the Middle Fork. }} The '''American River''' is a [[river]] in northern [[California]] in the [[United States]]. It is a [[tributary]] of the [[Sacramento River]]. The river starts in the [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]] and flows west through the city of [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]. The river is {{convert|50|km|disp=flip|abbr=off}} long with a [[watershed]] of {{convert|5600|km2|mi2|disp=flip|abbr=off}}. [[Folsom Dam]] and [[Folsom Lake]] are located on the American river east of Sacramento. ==Tributaries== *[[North Fork American River]] **[[Middle Fork American River]] *[[South Fork American River]] [[Category:Rivers of California]] [[Category:El Dorado County, California]] [[Category:Placer County, California]] [[Category:Sacramento County, California]] {{US-geo-stub}}