Lights Creek Explained

Lights Creek
Map Size:250
Pushpin Map:USA California
Pushpin Map Size:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Lights Creek in California
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:California
Length:19miles
Discharge1 Location:Near the mouth, at Taylorsville
Discharge1 Min:1.43cuft/s
Discharge1 Avg:42.7cuft/s
Discharge1 Max:2440cuft/s
Source1:Diamond Mountains
Source1 Coordinates:40.3111°N -120.7375°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:6478feet
Mouth:Indian Creek
Mouth Location:Near Taylorsville
Mouth Coordinates:40.0994°N -120.8506°W
Mouth Elevation:3514feet
Basin Size:57.6sqmi[2]

Lights Creek is a 19miles long[1] stream in Plumas County, California and is a tributary of Indian Creek, part of the Feather River watershed.

The creek begins in the Diamond Mountains, near the border of Plumas and Lassen County. It flows in a south-southwesterly direction through a high mountain valley in the Plumas National Forest. About two-thirds of the way down from its source, it enters the North Arm of Indian Valley, which is used for farming and ranching. It joins Indian Creek on the right bank about a mile (1.6 km) north of Taylorsville.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. 227088. Lights Creek. 1981-01-19. 2017-01-15.
  2. Web site: USGS Gage #11401300 Lights Creek near Taylorsville, CA. U.S. Geological Survey. National Water Information System. 1957–1962. 2017-01-15.
  3. ACME Mapper. USGS Topo Maps for United States. United States Geological Survey. 2017-01-15.