South Yuba River
Not to be confused with South Yuba River State Park.
| South Yuba River | |
| South Fork | |
| River | |
 View of South Yuba from N Bloomfield Road Nevada City, CA | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | California |
| Region | Upper Yuba Watershed |
| Source | Lake Angela dam[1] |
| - location | Tahoe National Forest |
| Mouth | Englebright Lake |
| - location | Yuba River |
| Length | 65 mi (105 km), east-west |
| Basin | 340 sq mi (881 km2) |
| Discharge | for near Jones Bar |
| - average | 454 cu ft/s (13 m3/s) |
| - max | 53,600 cu ft/s (1,518 m3/s) |
| - min | 1 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| Namesakes: South Yuba River State Park South Yuba River Citizens League[2] | |
The South Yuba River is a 65.0-mile-long (104.6 km)[3] left-entering tributary of the Yuba River in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) that repeatedly crosses Interstate 80 in California.
| description | coordinates |
|---|---|
| source, Lake Angela dam | 39°19′20″N 120°19′37″W / 39.3221273°N 120.3268679°W[1] |
| road, I-80 WB | |
| dam, Lake Van Norden | |
| road, I-80 EB | |
| confluence, Lower Castle Creek | |
| road, I-80 WB | |
| road, Hampshire Rocks | |
| road, I-80 EB | |
| confluence, Rattlesnake Creek | |
| road, I-80 WB | |
| dam, Lake Spaulding | |
| confluence, Jordan Creek | |
| confluence, Rucker Creek | |
| confluence, Clear Creek | |
| confluence, Diamond Creek | |
| confluence, Scotchman Creek | |
| road, Washington | |
| confluence, Poorman Creek | |
| confluence, Roscoe Creek | |
| confluence, Humbug Creek | |
| border, Tahoe National Forest | 39.337451,-120.908704 |
| border, Malakoff Diggins SHP | 39.337384,-120.90909 |
| road, N Bloomfield | |
| border, Malakoff Diggins SHP border, South Yuba River SP[4] |
39.330015,-120.985351 |
| confluence, Spring Creek | |
| road, Purdon | 39.327791,-121.046505 |
| confluence, Rock Creek | 39.311988,-121.049595 |
| former diversion, Excelsior Ditch | 39.308136,-121.069937 |
| road, CA 49 (bridge image) | |
| confluence, Rush Creek | |
| confluence, Owl Creek | |
| confluence, French Corral Creek | |
| road, Pleasant Valley | 39°17′34″N 121°11′37″W / 39.29286°N 121.193576°W |
| border, South Yuba River SP[4] road, Bridgeport Covered Bridge |
39°17′34″N 121°11′42″W / 39.292739°N 121.194906°W |
| mouth, Englebright Lake | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Yuba River (GNIS 267540) NOTE: The GNIS mouth coordinates plot at the Lake Angela dam
- ↑ "Motion to Intervene" (PDF). Friends of the River, Sierra Club, & South Yuba River Citizens League. October 17, 2005. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 10, 2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "South Yuba River SP". California State Parks. Parks.CA.gov. Retrieved 2010-09-30.