Feather River

The Feather River is a river in Northern California in the United States. It is a tributary of the Sacramento River. The river originates in the Sierra Nevada mountains and is 114 kilometres (71 miles) long, flowing in a general southward direction.

Feather River Río de las Plumas
The Feather River near its confluence with the Bear River
Map of the Feather River watershed. The artificially connected Sutter Basin and Butte Creek drainage basins are indicated in yellow.
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Butte County, Yuba County, Sutter County
Cities	Oroville, Yuba City, Marysville
Physical characteristics
Source	North Fork Feather River
- location	Confluence of Rice Creek and South Arm Rice Creek, Plumas County
- coordinates	40°21′47″N 121°27′05″W
- elevation	5,436 ft (1,657 m)
2nd source	Middle Fork Feather River
- location	Near Beckwourth, Sierra Valley, Plumas County
- coordinates	39°48′49″N 120°22′46″W
- elevation	4,872 ft (1,485 m)
Source confluence	Lake Oroville
- location	Upstream of Oroville Dam
- coordinates	39°32′14″N 121°29′00″W
- elevation	902 ft (275 m)
Mouth	Sacramento River
- location	Verona
- coordinates	38°47′08″N 121°37′17″W
- elevation	26 ft (7.9 m)
Length	73 mi (117 km), North-south
Basin size	6,197 sq mi (16,050 km2)
Discharge
- location	Nicolaus
- average	8,321 cu ft/s (235.6 m3/s)
- minimum	222 cu ft/s (6.3 m3/s)
- maximum	357,000 cu ft/s (10,100 m3/s)
Basin features
River system	Sacramento River Basin
Tributaries
- left	Yuba River, Bear River
- right	Sutter Bypass
National Wild and Scenic River
Type	Wild, Scenic, Recreational
Designated	October 2, 1968

The river is an important source of drinking and irrigation water for California. The Oroville Dam is located on the river, near the city of Oroville.

Tributaries

• Bear River
• Yuba River
• Middle Fork Feather River
• North Fork Feather River

Related pages

• American River