South Fork Feather River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | California |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | Middle Fork Feather Watershed |
Discharge1 Location: | Enterprise |
Discharge1 Min: | 0.5cuft/s |
Discharge1 Avg: | 305cuft/s |
Discharge1 Max: | 19200cuft/s |
Mouth: | Ponderosa ReservoirA |
Mouth Location: | Butte County |
Basin Size: | 116sqmi.[1] |
Extra: | APrior to Oroville Dam construction, the South Fork flowed to the Middle Fork Feather River. |
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.
description | coordinates | |
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headwaters | headpoint, Pilot Peak | |
South Fork | source, SSW of peak | |
road, La Porte | ||
South Fork in Little Grass Valley Reservoir | inflow, reservoir | |
confluence, Black Rock Creek | ||
inflow, diversion from Slate Creek[2] | ||
confluence, Tooms Creek | ||
dam, Little Grass Valley[3] | ||
South Fork | border, Plumas/Butte counties | |
confluence, Post Creek | ||
dam, South Fork Diversion 63-004 | ||
confluence, Rock Creek | ||
confluence, Know-nothing Creek | ||
confluence, Lost Creek | ||
dam | ||
confluence, Oroleve Creek | ||
dam | ||
Ponderosa Reservoir &<br>Lake Oroville South Arm | mouth, South F @ Ponderosa Reservoir | |
dam, Ponderosa Reservoir | ||
road, Ponderosa Way | ||
inflow, L Oroville South Arm | ||
confluence, Sucker Run | ||
road, Lumpkin | ||
channel @ Enterprise Boat Ramp (BR) | ||
former town, Enterpriseconfluence, Powell Creek | ||
channel @ Stringtown Car-Top BR | ||
former Feather River (prior to Lake Oroville) | mouth (former), South F w/ Middle F | |
outflow, Lake Oroville East Armroad, Olive Hwy (CA 162) inflow, Lake Oroville Main Basin | ||
former confluence, North F w/ Feather r |