Honcut Creek

Stream in California, United States
Honcut Creek
Map of the Feather River watershed including Honcut Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSierra Nevada, near Lake Oroville
Mouth 
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Feather River
 • elevation
72 feet (22 m)
Length20 miles (32 km) to farthest source
Basin size130 square miles (340 km2)
Basin features
River systemSacramento River
Tributaries 
 • leftWilson Creek

Honcut Creek is a stream in central California in the United States. It is a tributary of the Feather River and flows from the Sierra Nevada south and west into the river] in the Sacramento Valley.

The headwaters are in the Sierra Nevada, and include: North Honcut, Upper Rocky Honcut, South Honcut, and Natchez creeks. The creek area in the lower Feather River watershed includes Honcut, California, and locations of former settlements such as the Maidu's Honkut at the mouth of Honcut Creek and Honcut City, California, along North Honcut Creek.[1]

See also

  • Feather Headwaters

References

  1. ^ Blodgett, J. C. (1982). Floodflow Characteristics of Honcut Creek at State Highway 70 Bridges Near Live Oak, California. U.S. Geological Survey.

39°17′44″N 121°37′28″W / 39.2955°N 121.6244°W / 39.2955; -121.6244

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