Little Chico Creek
Coordinates: 39°36′59″N 121°56′19″W / 39.61639°N 121.93861°W[1]
| Little Chico Creek | |
|---|---|
 Little Chico Creek as viewed from the bridge on Chestnut Street looking westward. | |
| Origin | Sierra Nevada |
| Mouth | Butte Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
Little Chico Creek[2] is a perennial stream in Butte County, California. It rises in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and flows westward into the Parrot Grant which is just south of Ord Ferry Road and west of Seven Mile Lane where it just disappears. It flows through Chico and forms the southern boundary of the downtown area. In the area just west of the railroad tracks it become seasonal. The water infiltrates into the ground by summer.
It can been seen in Chico from Highway 99 just south of the Chester/Orland exit; from the Park Avenue bridge just south of downtown; and from where Dayton Road begins. There is a greenway adjacent to the creek with a path that follows Humboldt Road. This path provides access to a footbridge over the creek that goes into a residential area.
Dead Horse Slough is a tributary of Little Chico Creek.
See also
References
- United States Geological Survey. 1981. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: USGS Survey Detail Report: Little Chico Creek
End notes
- ↑ "Little Chico Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 3, 2012