The small tramping camp of Cascade Creek lies close to the lake's southern end.

This was named Crystal Cascade, and the stream Cascade Creek.

It goes beside Cascade Creek at the base of Macquarie Pass to a small waterfall.

He spent the winter months in a place near Cascade Creek in the Yosemite Valley.

At Cascade Creek, the road emerges onto the shorelines of Lake Gunn and Lake Fergus.

The river flow is small leaving Lake Gunn but is greatly increased by Cascade Creek, which joins it just south of the lake.

Rainbow and brown trout are available in the river up to Cascade Creek.

The only two tributaries to the river are Cascade Creek and Yerritup Creek.

Although short on water by late summer, Cascade Creek is considered to have the best trout habitat in the watershed.

From there the river picks up Cascade Creek and turns south near El Portal, flowing through Merced River Canyon.