South Fork Feather River

South Fork Feather River
South Fork Feather River
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Middle Fork Feather Watershed
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Ponderosa ReservoirA
• location	Butte County
Basin size	116 sq mi (300 km2).
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 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.

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Course of the South Fork Feather River & Lake Oroville South Arm
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	description	coordinates
headwaters	headpoint, Pilot Peak	39°47′00″N 120°52′08″W / 39.783213°N 120.868793°W / 39.783213; -120.868793 (Pilot Peak)
headwaters		39°46′48″N 120°52′26″W / 39.7798938°N 120.8738388°W / 39.7798938; -120.8738388
South Fork	source, SSW of peak
South Fork	road, La Porte
South Fork in Little Grass Valley Reservoir	inflow, reservoir	39°44′48″N 120°58′09″W / 39.74653°N 120.969172°W / 39.74653; -120.969172 (reservoir)
	confluence, Black Rock Creek
	inflow, diversion from Slate Creek^[2]^: 38	^[specify]
	confluence, Tooms Creek
	dam, Little Grass Valley^[3]	39°43′30″N 121°01′12″W / 39.725013°N 121.020112°W / 39.725013; -121.020112
South Fork	border, Plumas/Butte counties	^[specify]
	confluence, Post Creek	39°46′48″N 120°52′26″W / 39.7798938°N 120.8738388°W / 39.7798938; -120.8738388 (Post Creek confluence)
	dam, South Fork Diversion 63-004	39°38′55″N 121°07′06″W / 39.648658°N 121.118431°W / 39.648658; -121.118431 (South Fork Diversion dam)
	confluence, Rock Creek	39°37′13″N 121°08′29″W / 39.620268°N 121.141434°W / 39.620268; -121.141434 (Rock Creek confluence)
	confluence, Know-nothing Creek	39°35′07″N 121°10′17″W / 39.585252°N 121.171303°W / 39.585252; -121.171303 (Know-nothing Creek confluence)
	confluence, Lost Creek	39°33′50″N 121°11′25″W / 39.563816°N 121.190186°W / 39.563816; -121.190186 (Lost Creek confluence)
	dam	39°33′06″N 121°12′36″W / 39.551574°N 121.210055°W / 39.551574; -121.210055 (dam)
	confluence, Oroleve Creek	39°32′55″N 121°12′58″W / 39.548563°N 121.215978°W / 39.548563; -121.215978 (Oroleve Creek confluence)
	dam	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
Ponderosa Reservoir & Lake Oroville South Arm	mouth, South F @ Ponderosa Reservoir
	dam, Ponderosa Reservoir	39°32′57″N 121°18′13″W / 39.54925°N 121.303482°W / 39.54925; -121.303482 (Ponderosa Reservoir)
	road, Ponderosa Way	39°32′58″N 121°18′13″W / 39.549572°N 121.303568°W / 39.549572; -121.303568 (Ponderosa Way crossing)
	inflow, L Oroville South Arm	39°33′00″N 121°18′17″W / 39.550126°N 121.304641°W / 39.550126; -121.304641 (Lake Oroville inflow)
	confluence, Sucker Run	39°33′00″N 121°18′42″W / 39.549953°N 121.311765°W / 39.549953; -121.311765 (Sucker Run confluence)
	road, Lumpkin	39°32′11″N 121°20′23″W / 39.536483°N 121.339746°W / 39.536483; -121.339746 (Lumpkin Road crossing)
	channel @ Enterprise Boat Ramp (BR)
	former town, Enterprise confluence, Powell Creek	39°32′11″N 121°21′51″W / 39.53639°N 121.36417°W / 39.53639; -121.36417 (Enterprise, California)
	channel @ Stringtown Car-Top BR
		39°33′5″N 121°25′20″W / 39.55139°N 121.42222°W / 39.55139; -121.42222
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	39°33′01″N 121°25′48″W / 39.550317°N 121.430082°W / 39.550317; -121.430082
	former confluence, North F w/ Feather r	39°33′20″N 121°28′0″W / 39.55556°N 121.46667°W / 39.55556; -121.46667 (former confluence with North Fork)

References

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

[ufrw-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)

[Peterson-3] Peterson, Kathy (April 18, 2007). "letter & report" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-24.

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South Fork Feather River

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