South Fork, Butte County, California
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South Fork is a former settlement in Butte County
, California
, USA. It lay at an elevation of 1375 feet (419 m). It still appeared on maps as of 1947, and was inundated by Lake Oroville
. South Fork was located 1.25 miles (2 km) east-southeast of Bidwell's Bar
on the Feather River
.
Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA. It lay at an elevation of 1375 feet (419 m). It still appeared on maps as of 1947, and was inundated by Lake Oroville
Lake Oroville
Lake Oroville, also known as Lake Edmonston, is a reservoir in the U.S. state of California, formed by the Oroville Dam across the Feather River. The lake is situated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada about northeast of Oroville. At over , it is one of the largest reservoirs in California,...
. South Fork was located 1.25 miles (2 km) east-southeast of Bidwell's Bar
Bidwell's Bar, California
Bidwell's Bar was a gold mining camp in Butte County, California, United States, which lay at the end of the California Trail...
on the Feather River
Feather River
The Feather River is the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. The river's main stem is about long. Its length to its most distant headwater tributary is about . Its drainage basin is about...
.