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The West Branch (or West Fork) Feather River is a Lake Oroville tributary that flows generally north-to-south in the North Fork Feather Watershed near the watershed's drainage divide with the Mills-Big Chico Watershed and Upper Butte Watershed.

West Branch Feather River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionNorth Fork Feather Watershed
Physical characteristics
SourceLassen National Forest
 • locationButte County
MouthLake Oroville, West ArmA
Basin size282 sq mi (730 km2)[1]
APrior to Oroville Dam construction, the West Branch flowed to its confluence with the North Fork Feather River.
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Toadtown development & DeSabla Regional Bundle
Up to 125 cu ft/s (3.5 m3/s) of the West Branch is diverted to the 8.66 mi (13.94 km) Hendricks Canal of the Toadtown development, and the Magalia 73 Dam conveys water via a sequence of DeSabla Regional Bundle facilities from the Upper Miocene Canal to Kunkle Reservoir (Lime Saddle Powerhouse near Lake Oroville), then via the Middle Miocene Canal to the Coal Canyon Powerhouse, and then to the Oroville-Thermalito Complex.[2]
West Branch Feather River course
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description coordinates
headpoint
source, Lassen NF 40°4′40″N 121°25′24″W / 40.07778°N 121.42333°W / 40.07778; -121.42333
waterbody, Snag Lake
valley, Coon Hollow
confluence, Philbrook Creek
border, Lassen NF
confluence, Fish Creek
confluence, Last Chance Creek
diversion, Hendricks Canal
confluence, Big Kimshew Creek
confluence, Little West Fork
confluence, Concow Creek
mouth, West Arm Lake Oroville
mouth (former), North Fork 39°39′59″N 121°29′48″W / 39.666499°N 121.496773°W / 39.666499; -121.496773

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 2010-09-08.
  2. ^ "Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Application for Authorization to Divest Its Hydroelectric Generating Facilities and Related Assets, Section 4: Hydrology & Water Quality" (PDF). Battle Creek Watershed Conservancy. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Branch_Feather_River