South Fork Feather River

South Fork Feather River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionMiddle Fork Feather Watershed
Physical characteristics
MouthPonderosa ReservoirA
 • location
Butte County
Basin size116 mi2 (300 km2).[1]
Discharge 
 • locationEnterprise
 • average305 cu ft/s (8.6 m3/s)
 • minimum0.5 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s)
 • maximum19,200 cu ft/s (540 m3/s)
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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description coordinates
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]: 38 
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 &
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, Enterprise

confluence, 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 Arm

road, Olive Hwy (CA 162)
inflow, Lake Oroville Main Basin

former confluence, North F w/ Feather r

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-09-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Peterson, Kathy (April 18, 2007). "letter & report" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-24.

39°47′00″N 120°52′08″W / 39.783213°N 120.868793°W / 39.783213; -120.868793 (Pilot Peak) 39°46′48″N 120°52′26″W / 39.7798938°N 120.8738388°W / 39.7798938; -120.8738388 39°44′48″N 120°58′09″W / 39.74653°N 120.969172°W / 39.74653; -120.969172 (reservoir) 39°43′30″N 121°01′12″W / 39.725013°N 121.020112°W / 39.725013; -121.020112 39°46′48″N 120°52′26″W / 39.7798938°N 120.8738388°W / 39.7798938; -120.8738388 (Post Creek confluence) 39°38′55″N 121°07′06″W / 39.648658°N 121.118431°W / 39.648658; -121.118431 (South Fork Diversion dam) 39°37′13″N 121°08′29″W / 39.620268°N 121.141434°W / 39.620268; -121.141434 (Rock Creek confluence) 39°35′07″N 121°10′17″W / 39.585252°N 121.171303°W / 39.585252; -121.171303 (Know-nothing Creek confluence) 39°33′50″N 121°11′25″W / 39.563816°N 121.190186°W / 39.563816; -121.190186 (Lost Creek confluence) 39°33′06″N 121°12′36″W / 39.551574°N 121.210055°W / 39.551574; -121.210055 (dam) 39°32′55″N 121°12′58″W / 39.548563°N 121.215978°W / 39.548563; -121.215978 (Oroleve Creek confluence) 39°32′18″N 121°15′04″W / 39.538453°N 121.25105°W / 39.538453; -121.25105 (dam) 39°32′55″N 121°16′39″W / 39.54861°N 121.27750°W / 39.54861; -121.27750 39°32′57″N 121°18′13″W / 39.54925°N 121.303482°W / 39.54925; -121.303482 (Ponderosa Reservoir) 39°32′58″N 121°18′13″W / 39.549572°N 121.303568°W / 39.549572; -121.303568 (Ponderosa Way crossing) 39°33′00″N 121°18′17″W / 39.550126°N 121.304641°W / 39.550126; -121.304641 (Lake Oroville inflow) 39°33′00″N 121°18′42″W / 39.549953°N 121.311765°W / 39.549953; -121.311765 (Sucker Run confluence) 39°32′11″N 121°20′23″W / 39.536483°N 121.339746°W / 39.536483; -121.339746 (Lumpkin Road crossing) 39°32′11″N 121°21′51″W / 39.53639°N 121.36417°W / 39.53639; -121.36417 (Enterprise, California) 39°33′5″N 121°25′20″W / 39.55139°N 121.42222°W / 39.55139; -121.42222 39°33′01″N 121°25′48″W / 39.550317°N 121.430082°W / 39.550317; -121.430082 (Lake Oroville East Arm to Main Basin) 39°33′20″N 121°28′0″W / 39.55556°N 121.46667°W / 39.55556; -121.46667 (former confluence with North Fork)