North Fork Feather Watershed
The North Fork Feather Watershed (USGS Huc 18020121) extends from the North Fork headwaters south-southwest to the [http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=18020106 Lower Feather Watershed. The headwaters are in the Shasta Cascades and the northern Sierras along the Pit River and Eagle-Honey watersheds. The drainage divide for the headwaters begins in Shasta County at the Lassen Peak quadruple watershed point of East Sulpher Creek (Mill-Big Chico), Manzanita Creek (Upper Cow-Battle watershed), Lost Creek (Lower Pit River), and Kings Creek (North Fork Feather). The headwater divide extends in an arc east to Lassen County, then to the Great Basin Divide triple point of the Feather, Pit, and Susan Rivers. The divide arcs southeast to Pegleg Mountain and along 13 mi (21 km) of the Sierra Crest to the triple point with the East Branch North Fork Feather River on the east slope of Indicator Peak (40°00′43″N 120°11′15″W / 40.012069°N 120.187554°W / 40.012069; -120.187554).
For a list of Sierra Nevada (U.S.) headwater creeks that drain to the North Fork, see Sierra Crest.Downstream of Shasta and Lassen counties, the majority of the North Fork Feather Watershed area is in Plumas County. The west divide of the watershed is along the Mill-Big Chico Watershed, southward to the West Branch Feather River triple point. The southeast divide of the North Fork Feather Watershed is the watershed of the East Branch to the triple point with the Middle Fork Feather River.
The lowest elevations of the North Fork Feather Watershed are in Butte County, with the emergency weir crest at 901 ft (275 m) and, at average storage capacity, the Lake Oroville level of 812 ft (247 m) .
| headpoint | summit SSE of Mount Helen | |
| Rice Creek | confluence, headwaters w/ Rice Cr | |
| inflow to Crumbaugh Lake | 40.447829 121.488361 | |
| North Fork | source, North Fork | |
| 40.354884 121.366396 | ||
| confluence, Warner Creek | 40.333133 121.306529 | |
| 40.302538 121.263914 | ||
| road, CA 36 N of Chester | 40.310753 121.228638 | |
| inflow to Lake Almanor | 40.303225 121.212373 | |
| Canyon Dam | 40.174578 121.087017 | |
| confluence, Bear Creek | 40.107487 121.080408 | |
| dam, Belden ForeBay | 40.076167 121.160789 | |
| confluence, Mosquito Creek | 40.060731 121.200657 | |
| North Fork in Feather River Canyon |
confluence, East Branch | |
| confluence, Indian Creek | 40.005068 121.264 | |
| dam, Rock Creek Reservoir | 39.986919 121.28314 | |
| confluence, Rock Creek | 39.899959 121.359487 | |
| confluence, Jackass Creek | 39.937283 121.316013 | |
| road, Rock Creek Camp | 39.925535 121.316013 | |
| road, CA 70 | 39.918031 121.321507 | |
| confluence, Bucks Creek | 39.91418 121.326742 | |
| dam, Cresta Reservoir | 39.876118 121.373477 | |
| confluence, Mill Creek | 39.805008 121.440425 | |
| confluence, Flea Valley Creek | 39.802107 121.446948 | |
| North Fork | road, 1932 arch bridge (CA 70) | 39.79482 121.451669 |
| railroad, trestles S of CA 70 | 39.7948 121.451669 | |
| dam, Poe Reservoir | ||
| border, Plumas/Butte counties | ||
| Lake Oroville, North Arm |
railroad, 1962 North Fork Bridge | 39.716529 121.470551 |
| confluence, Rock Creek | 39.716034 121.455402 | |
| border, Lassen NF | 39.71336 121.468663 | |
| confluence, Chino Creek | 39.719005 121.422701 | |
| confluence, Mosquito Creek | 39.69705 121.406007 | |
| 39.688101 121.400127 | ||
| 39.670166 121.431456 | ||
| 39.666499 121.496773 | ||
| former town, Big Ripple | 39°37′38″N 121°29′33″W / 39.62722°N 121.49250°W / 39.62722; -121.49250 | |
| former town, Bloomer | 39°37′28″N 121°29′29″W / 39.62444°N 121.49139°W / 39.62444; -121.49139 | |
| mouth, lower North Arm | ||
| Lake Oroville, Main Basin |
inflow, lake's Main Basin | |
| landing area for seaplane base | ||
| former town, Bidwell | 39°33′25″N 121°27′56″W / 39.55694°N 121.46556°W / 39.55694; -121.46556 | |
| former town, Land | 39°33′13″N 121°28′04″W / 39.55361°N 121.46778°W / 39.55361; -121.46778) | |
| intake (main), Hyatt powerplant | ||
| Oroville Dam | road on crest (900 ft elevation) | |
| road, Oro Powerhouse (360 ft) | ||
| Feather River | ||
| former community, Quartz | ||
| confluence, Oroville Spillway |
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