South Fork Feather River Explained

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.

Course of the South Fork Feather River & Lake Oroville South Arm
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descriptioncoordinates
headwatersheadpoint, Pilot Peak

South Forksource, 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 Forkborder, 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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George . Holly . Upper Feather River Watershed (UFRW) Irrigation Discharge Management Program . University of California . 2010-09-07 . etal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612162819/http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/filelibrary/1820/36228.pdf . 2010-06-12 .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2010-09-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721033116/http://library.ceres.ca.gov/docs/data/1000/1096/HYPEROCR/hyperocr.html . 2011-07-21 .
  3. Web site: Peterson . Kathy . April 18, 2007 . letter & report . 2010-09-24.