West Branch Feather River

West Branch Feather River
River
Country	United States
State	California
Region	North Fork Feather Watershed
Source	Lassen National Forest
- location	Butte County
Mouth	Lake Oroville, West Arm^A
Basin	282 sq mi (730 km^2) [1]
Code	268869[2]
^APrior to Oroville Dam construction, the West Branch flowed to its confluence with the North Fork Feather River.

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.

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.^[3]

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
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

References

1. George, Holly; et al. "Upper Feather River Watershed (UFRW) Irrigation Discharge Management Program" (PDF). University of California. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
2. "Query Form For The United States And Its Territories". U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved 2010-07-30.
   • "West Branch Feather River (GNIS code 268869)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
   • "Little West Fork West Branch Feather River (GNIS code 262748)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
3. "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.