Honcut Creek

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Honcut Creek

Map of the Feather River watershed including Honcut Creek
Origin Sierra Nevada, near Lake Oroville
Mouth Feather River
Length 20 miles (32 km) to farthest source
Mouth elevation 72 feet (22 m)
Basin area 130 square miles (340 km2)
River system Sacramento River
Left tributaries Wilson 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.

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