Big Chico Creek
Coordinates: 39°42′28″N 121°56′07″W / 39.707661°N 121.935256°W
Big Chico Creek originates on Colby Mountain, located in Tehama County, California. The creek flows 46 miles (74 km)[1] to its confluence with the Sacramento River in Butte County. The creek's elevation ranges from 120 feet (37 m) above sea level at the Sacramento River to 6,000 feet (1,800 m) at Colby Mountain, as shown on the Ord Ferry USGS quadrangle.
A portion of Big Chico Creek flows through the city of Chico's Bidwell Park and California State University, Chico.
Natural history
There are numerous biotic species in the riparian zone and entire watershed of Big Chico Creek. A threatened species of Chinook Salmon make annual spawning runs up Big Chico Creek to the area of Higgin's Hole. Among the wildflowers documented in the watershed is the yellow mariposa lily, Calochortus luteus.[2]
See also
References
- C. Michael Hogan. 2009. Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
- United States Geological Survey. 1981. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: USGS Survey Detail Report: Big Chico Creek
Line notes
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 10, 2011
- ↑ C. Michael Hogan. 2009