Fall River (Plumas County, California)

Not to be confused with Fall River (Shasta County, California).

River in California, United States

Fall River (Lake Oroville)

Location
Country| United States
State| California
Region| Middle Fork Feather Watershed
District| Plumas County
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| near Little Grass Valley Reservoir
Mouth| Lake Oroville Middle Arm

• location

| Butte County

• elevation

| 902 ft (275 m)[1]

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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 (0.63 km) from the mouth of the North Fork Feather River at the tip of the arm and elevation 928 ft (283 m). The river is notable as the source of water for Feather Falls in the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area.[2]

Fall River course.  | description | coordinates

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headwaters  | headpoint  | 39°44′51″N 121°01′54″W﻿ / ﻿39.747487°N 121.031699°W﻿ / 39.747487; -121.031699

| 39°44′48″N 121°02′04″W﻿ / ﻿39.7465581°N 121.0344001°W﻿ / 39.7465581; -121.0344001[1]
Fall River  | source, west slope from headpoint
border, Plumas NF | 39°42′39″N 121°04′54″W﻿ / ﻿39.71095°N 121.081567°W﻿ / 39.71095; -121.081567
road, Walters Ridge Rd  | 39°39′51″N 121°08′15″W﻿ / ﻿39.664088°N 121.137443°W﻿ / 39.664088; -121.137443
confluence, Boomer Creek | 39°38′56″N 121°10′40″W﻿ / ﻿39.648923°N 121.177697°W﻿ / 39.648923; -121.177697
confluence, Quartz Creek | 39°39′06″N 121°10′58″W﻿ / ﻿39.651632°N 121.182847°W﻿ / 39.651632; -121.182847
border, Plumas NF  | 39°39′28″N 121°12′35″W﻿ / ﻿39.657712°N 121.209626°W﻿ / 39.657712; -121.209626
confluence, Kenebeck Creek | 39°39′48″N 121°12′54″W﻿ / ﻿39.663328°N 121.214862°W﻿ / 39.663328; -121.214862
Feather Falls | 39°38′35″N 121°16′28″W﻿ / ﻿39.6429426°N 121.2744065°W﻿ / 39.6429426; -121.2744065[1]
mouth, @ Lake Oroville Middle Arm | 39°38′29″N 121°17′11″W﻿ / ﻿39.6412758°N 121.2863514°W﻿ / 39.6412758; -121.2863514

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Query Form For The United States And Its Territories". U.S. Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved 2010-07-30."Fall River (GNIS code 233868)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
2. ^ "Wet Winter Strengthens Cascading Waterfalls in California State Parks" (PDF). California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 2010-09-27.