Fall River (Plumas County, California)
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The Fall River is a Lake Oroville
source tributary that drains the south portion of the Middle Fork Feather Watershed
. The river enters the lake along the shore of the North Arm 0.39 mi (0.6276426 km) from the mouth of the North Fork Feather River
at the tip of the arm and elevation 928 ft (282.9 m). The river is notable as the source of water for Feather Falls
in the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
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Lake Oroville
Lake Oroville, also known as Lake Edmonston, is a reservoir in the U.S. state of California, formed by the Oroville Dam across the Feather River. The lake is situated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada about northeast of Oroville. At over , it is one of the largest reservoirs in California,...
source tributary that drains the south portion of the Middle Fork Feather Watershed
Middle Fork Feather River
The Middle Fork Feather River is a major river in Plumas and Butte Counties in the U.S. state of California. Nearly long, it drains about of the rugged northern Sierra Nevada range....
. The river enters the lake along the shore of the North Arm 0.39 mi (0.6276426 km) from the mouth of the North Fork Feather River
North Fork Feather River
The North Fork Feather River is a watercourse of the northern Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. It flows generally southwards from its headwaters near Lassen Peak to Lake Oroville, a reservoir formed by Oroville Dam in the foothills of the Sierra, where it runs into the Feather River....
at the tip of the arm and elevation 928 ft (282.9 m). The river is notable as the source of water for Feather Falls
Feather Falls
Feather Falls is a waterfall located on the Fall River, a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River, within the Plumas National Forest in the Sierra Nevada; in Butte County, eastern California.-Description:...
in the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area
The Lake Oroville State Recreation Area is a California protected area. LOSRA "includes Lake Oroville and the surrounding lands and facilities within the project area as well as the land and waters in and around the Diversion Pool and Thermalito Forebay, downstream of Oroville Dam."-References:...
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| description | coordinates | |
|---|---|---|
| headwaters | headpoint | 39.747487°N 121.031699°W |
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39.7465581°N 121.0344001 °W | |
| Fall River | source, west slope from headpoint | |
| border, Plumas NF Plumas National Forest Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre United States National Forest located in the Sierra Nevada, in northern California.-Geography:... |
39.71095°N 121.081567°W | |
| road, Walters Ridge Rd | 39.664088°N 121.137443°W | |
| confluence, Boomer Creek | 39.648923°N 121.177697°W | |
| confluence, Quartz Creek Quartz Creek Quartz Creek is a creek in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. This creek flows into the Salmo River near Ymir, British Columbia. Quartz creek was mined for gold in the 1860s.... |
39.651632°N 121.182847°W | |
| border, Plumas NF | 39.657712°N 121.209626°W | |
| confluence, Kenebeck Creek | 39.663328°N 121.214862°W | |
| Feather Falls Feather Falls Feather Falls is a waterfall located on the Fall River, a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River, within the Plumas National Forest in the Sierra Nevada; in Butte County, eastern California.-Description:... |
39.6429426°N 121.2744065°W | |
| mouth, @ Lake Oroville Middle Arm | 39.6412758°N 121.2863514°W | |