West Branch Feather River
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The West Branch Feather River is a 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,...

 tributary that flows generally north-to-south in the North Fork Feather Watershed
North Fork Feather River
The North Fork Feather River is a watercourse of the northern Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. It flows generally southwards from its headwaters near Lassen Peak to Lake Oroville, a reservoir formed by Oroville Dam in the foothills of the Sierra, where it runs into the Feather River....

 near the watershed's drainage divide with the Mills-Big Chico Watershed and Upper Butte Watershed.

Toadtown development & DeSabla Regional Bundle: Up to 125 cuft/s of the West Branch is diverted to the 8.66 mi (13.9 km) Hendricks Canal
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
The Pacific Gas and Electric Company , commonly known as PG&E, is the utility that provides natural gas and electricity to most of the northern two-thirds of California, from Bakersfield almost to the Oregon border...

 of the Toadtown development, and the Magalia 73 Dam conveys water via a sequence of DeSabla
DeSabla, California
DeSabla is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2762 feet . It was named after one of the Pacific Gas and Electric founders and is the site of Lake de Sabla reservoir and a powerhouse named for him...

 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
Oroville-Thermalito Complex
The Oroville-Thermalito Complex is a group of facilities and structures located in and around the city of Oroville, California. The complex serves as the headwaters for, and therefore is the most vital facility of, the California Department of Water Resources' State Water Project, the world's...

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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...

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headpoint
source, Lassen NF
Lassen National Forest
Lassen National Forest is a national forest of 1,700 square miles in northeastern California. It is named after pioneer Peter Lassen, who mined, ranched and promoted the area to emigrant parties in the 1850s.- Overview :...

40°4′40"N 121°25′24"W
waterbody, Snag Lake
valley, Coon Hollow
confluence, Philbrook
Philbrook
Philbrook is an English-derived surname commonly found in New England. The name is commonly seen as Philbrook or Philbrick, yet they both originate from the same familial line....

 Creek
border, Lassen NF
confluence, Fish Creek
Fish Creek
-Streams:* Fish Creek ** Battle of Fish Creek, took place at the above creek* Fish Creek , in Fish Creek Provincial Park-Communities:* Fish Creek No. 402, Saskatchewan, rural municipality* Fish Creek, Victoria, Australian township...

confluence, Last Chance Creek
Last Chance Creek
Last Chance Creek may refer to:*The creek in which the Four Georgians discovered gold, in what is now Helena, Montana**Last Chance Gulch, the main street of Helena, beneath which flows what remains of this creek*A creek in Plumas County, California...

diversion, Hendricks Canal
confluence, Big Kimshew Creek
Big Kimshew Creek
Big Kimshew Creek is a stream in northern California in the United States, some long. It flows generally SSW from its headwaters in the Lassen National Forest of the Sierra Nevada into the West Branch Feather River, a tributary of the Feather River, a major Northern California river system.The...

confluence, Little West Fork
confluence, Concow
Concow, California
Concow is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States. It is named after the Native American tribe that is indigenous to the area, the Concow Maidu...

 Creek
mouth, West Arm 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,...

mouth (former), North Fork
North Fork Feather River
The North Fork Feather River is a watercourse of the northern Sierra Nevada in the U.S. state of California. It flows generally southwards from its headwaters near Lassen Peak to Lake Oroville, a reservoir formed by Oroville Dam in the foothills of the Sierra, where it runs into the Feather River....

39.666499°N 121.496773°W
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