Feather River

State Highway CA -70 and the Feather River Route of the Western Pacific Railroad in the Feather River Canyon

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The Feather River, with a length of 129 kilometers, one of the main tributaries of the Sacramento River in northern California. It drains parts of the northern Sierra Nevada and a small portion of the California Longitudinal Valley. The river has a rich history as the scene of the gold rush in the 19th century. Large parts of central and southern California are supplied with water from the river.

Description

The river rises in three separate headwaters in the Sierra Nevada, which unite in the arms of Oroville Reservoir in the hills eight kilometers north-east of Oroville in the east of Butte County. The combined river flows south through the Sacramento Valley, east of the Sutter Buttes, through Oroville and Yuba City - Marysville and flows about 30 kilometers north -northwest of Sacramento in the Sacramento River.

He takes the Yuba River in Yuba City and the Bear River 25 kilometers south of Yuba City on.

The Feather River Route

The Western Pacific Railroad built a railroad through the Feather River Canyon. This route leads through the Beckwourth Pass, the lowest mountain pass over the Sierra Nevada. The Western Pacific California Zephyr trains used this route. The railway company had a spring in their logo.