Honcut Creek Explained

Honcut Creek
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Map Size:300px
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:California
Source1 Location:Sierra Nevada, near Lake Oroville
Mouth Location:Feather River
Length:20miles to farthest source
Mouth Elevation:72feet
Basin Size:130mi2
River System:Sacramento River
Tributaries Left:Wilson Creek

Honcut Creek is a stream in central California in the United States. It is a tributary of the Feather River and flows from the Sierra Nevada south and west into the river] in the Sacramento Valley.

The headwaters are in the Sierra Nevada, and include: North Honcut, Upper Rocky Honcut, South Honcut, and Natchez creeks. The creek area in the lower Feather River watershed includes Honcut, California, and locations of former settlements such as the Maidu's Honkut at the mouth of Honcut Creek and Honcut City, California, along North Honcut Creek.[1]

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39.2955°N -121.6244°W

Notes and References

  1. Book: Blodgett, J. C. . Floodflow Characteristics of Honcut Creek at State Highway 70 Bridges Near Live Oak, California . 1982 . U.S. Geological Survey . en.