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South Fork Feather River 
Summary
The South Fork Feather River is a Lake Oroville tributary in the south portion of the Middle Fork Feather Watershed which drains several reservoirs including Little Grass Valley Reservoir.
| South Fork Feather River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Middle Fork Feather Watershed |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Ponderosa ReservoirA |
• location | Butte County |
| Basin size | 116 sq mi (300 km2).[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Enterprise |
| • average | 305 cu ft/s (8.6 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.5 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 19,200 cu ft/s (540 m3/s) |
| APrior to Oroville Dam construction, the South Fork flowed to the Middle Fork Feather River. | |
| description | coordinates | |
|---|---|---|
| headwaters | headpoint, Pilot Peak | 39°47′00″N 120°52′08″W / 39.783213°N 120.868793°W |
| 39°46′48″N 120°52′26″W / 39.7798938°N 120.8738388°W | ||
| South Fork | source, SSW of peak | |
| road, La Porte | ||
| South Fork in Little Grass Valley Reservoir |
inflow, reservoir | 39°44′48″N 120°58′09″W / 39.74653°N 120.969172°W |
| confluence, Black Rock Creek | ||
| inflow, diversion from Slate Creek[2]: 38 | [specify] | |
| confluence, Tooms Creek | ||
| dam, Little Grass Valley[3] | 39°43′30″N 121°01′12″W / 39.725013°N 121.020112°W | |
| South Fork | border, Plumas/Butte counties | [specify] |
| confluence, Post Creek | 39°46′48″N 120°52′26″W / 39.7798938°N 120.8738388°W | |
| dam, South Fork Diversion 63-004 | 39°38′55″N 121°07′06″W / 39.648658°N 121.118431°W | |
| confluence, Rock Creek | 39°37′13″N 121°08′29″W / 39.620268°N 121.141434°W | |
| confluence, Know-nothing Creek | 39°35′07″N 121°10′17″W / 39.585252°N 121.171303°W | |
| confluence, Lost Creek | 39°33′50″N 121°11′25″W / 39.563816°N 121.190186°W | |
| dam | 39°33′06″N 121°12′36″W / 39.551574°N 121.210055°W | |
| confluence, Oroleve Creek | 39°32′55″N 121°12′58″W / 39.548563°N 121.215978°W | |
| dam | 39°32′18″N 121°15′04″W / 39.538453°N 121.25105°W | |
| 39°32′55″N 121°16′39″W / 39.54861°N 121.27750°W | ||
| Ponderosa Reservoir & Lake Oroville South Arm |
mouth, South F @ Ponderosa Reservoir | |
| dam, Ponderosa Reservoir | 39°32′57″N 121°18′13″W / 39.54925°N 121.303482°W | |
| road, Ponderosa Way | 39°32′58″N 121°18′13″W / 39.549572°N 121.303568°W | |
| inflow, L Oroville South Arm | 39°33′00″N 121°18′17″W / 39.550126°N 121.304641°W | |
| confluence, Sucker Run | 39°33′00″N 121°18′42″W / 39.549953°N 121.311765°W | |
| road, Lumpkin | 39°32′11″N 121°20′23″W / 39.536483°N 121.339746°W | |
| channel @ Enterprise Boat Ramp (BR) | ||
| former town, Enterprise
confluence, Powell Creek |
39°32′11″N 121°21′51″W / 39.53639°N 121.36417°W | |
| channel @ Stringtown Car-Top BR | ||
| 39°33′5″N 121°25′20″W / 39.55139°N 121.42222°W | ||
| former Feather River (prior to Lake Oroville) |
mouth (former), South F w/ Middle F | |
| outflow, Lake Oroville East Arm
road, Olive Hwy (CA 162) |
39°33′01″N 121°25′48″W / 39.550317°N 121.430082°W | |
| former confluence, North F w/ Feather r | 39°33′20″N 121°28′0″W / 39.55556°N 121.46667°W |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ George, Holly; et al. "Upper Feather River Watershed (UFRW) Irrigation Discharge Management Program" (PDF). University of California. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Peterson, Kathy (April 18, 2007). "letter & report" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-24.