| South Fork Feather River | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Middle Fork Feather Watershed |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Ponderosa ReservoirA |
• location | Butte County |
| Basin size | 116 mi2 (300 km2).[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Enterprise |
| • average | 305 cu ft/s (8.6 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.5 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 19,200 cu ft/s (540 m3/s) |
| APrior toOroville Dam construction, the South Fork flowed to theMiddle Fork Feather River. | |
TheSouth ForkFeather River is aLake Oroville tributary in the south portion of theMiddle Fork Feather Watershed which drains several reservoirs includingLittle Grass Valley Reservoir.
| description | coordinates | |
|---|---|---|
| headwaters | headpoint,Pilot Peak | |
| South Fork | source, SSW of peak | |
| road,La Porte | ||
| South Fork inLittle Grass Valley Reservoir | inflow, reservoir | |
| confluence,Black Rock Creek | ||
| inflow, diversion fromSlate Creek[2]: 38 | [specify] | |
| confluence,Tooms Creek | ||
| dam, Little Grass Valley[3] | ||
| South Fork | border, Plumas/Butte counties | [specify] |
| 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) | ||
| former confluence,North F w/ Feather r |
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)39°47′00″N120°52′08″W / 39.783213°N 120.868793°W /39.783213; -120.868793 (Pilot Peak)39°46′48″N120°52′26″W / 39.7798938°N 120.8738388°W /39.7798938; -120.873838839°44′48″N120°58′09″W / 39.74653°N 120.969172°W /39.74653; -120.969172 (reservoir)39°43′30″N121°01′12″W / 39.725013°N 121.020112°W /39.725013; -121.02011239°46′48″N120°52′26″W / 39.7798938°N 120.8738388°W /39.7798938; -120.8738388 (Post Creek confluence)39°38′55″N121°07′06″W / 39.648658°N 121.118431°W /39.648658; -121.118431 (South Fork Diversion dam)39°37′13″N121°08′29″W / 39.620268°N 121.141434°W /39.620268; -121.141434 (Rock Creek confluence)39°35′07″N121°10′17″W / 39.585252°N 121.171303°W /39.585252; -121.171303 (Know-nothing Creek confluence)39°33′50″N121°11′25″W / 39.563816°N 121.190186°W /39.563816; -121.190186 (Lost Creek confluence)39°33′06″N121°12′36″W / 39.551574°N 121.210055°W /39.551574; -121.210055 (dam)39°32′55″N121°12′58″W / 39.548563°N 121.215978°W /39.548563; -121.215978 (Oroleve Creek confluence)39°32′18″N121°15′04″W / 39.538453°N 121.25105°W /39.538453; -121.25105 (dam)39°32′55″N121°16′39″W / 39.54861°N 121.27750°W /39.54861; -121.2775039°32′57″N121°18′13″W / 39.54925°N 121.303482°W /39.54925; -121.303482 (Ponderosa Reservoir)39°32′58″N121°18′13″W / 39.549572°N 121.303568°W /39.549572; -121.303568 (Ponderosa Way crossing)39°33′00″N121°18′17″W / 39.550126°N 121.304641°W /39.550126; -121.304641 (Lake Oroville inflow)39°33′00″N121°18′42″W / 39.549953°N 121.311765°W /39.549953; -121.311765 (Sucker Run confluence)39°32′11″N121°20′23″W / 39.536483°N 121.339746°W /39.536483; -121.339746 (Lumpkin Road crossing)39°32′11″N121°21′51″W / 39.53639°N 121.36417°W /39.53639; -121.36417 (Enterprise, California)39°33′5″N121°25′20″W / 39.55139°N 121.42222°W /39.55139; -121.4222239°33′01″N121°25′48″W / 39.550317°N 121.430082°W /39.550317; -121.430082 (Lake Oroville East Arm to Main Basin)39°33′20″N121°28′0″W / 39.55556°N 121.46667°W /39.55556; -121.46667 (former confluence with North Fork)