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queerbychoice — 2009-10-23 10:44:19

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queerbychoice — 2009-10-23 10:41:30

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queerbychoice — 2009-10-12 15:17:44

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queerbychoice — 2009-09-08 20:47:24

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- * [http://delicious.com/brthomas/Feather-River Feather River Wild & Scenic Recreation Directory] Websites on paddleboating, conservation, fishing, camping & hiking in and around the Feather River watershed. - * [http://brt-insights.blogspot.com/2008/10/feather-river-california-wild-and.html Feather River Paddlesports Guide] Rafting, canoeing, kayaking & innertubing on the Feather River.	+ * [http://delicious.com/brthomas/Feather-River Feather River Wild & Scenic Recreation Directory] Websites on paddleboating, conservation, fishing, camping & hiking in and around the Feather River watershed, collected by Bruce R. Thomas + * [http://brt-insights.blogspot.com/2008/10/feather-river-california-wild-and.html Feather River Paddlesports Guide] Rafting, canoeing, kayaking, and innertubing on the Feather River, by Bruce R. Thomas + * [http://fishwithjd.com/fishing-reports/feather-river/ Feather River Fishing Report] by J. D. Richey
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	+ [http://delicious.com/brthomas/Feather-River Feather River Wild & Scenic Recreation Directory] Websites on paddleboating, conservation, fishing, camping & hiking in and around the Feather River watershed, collected by Bruce R. Thomas + [http://brt-insights.blogspot.com/2008/10/feather-river-california-wild-and.html Feather River Paddlesports Guide] Rafting, canoeing, kayaking, and innertubing on the Feather River, by Bruce R. Thomas + [http://fishwithjd.com/fishing-reports/feather-river/ Feather River Fishing Report] by J. D. Richey

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queerbychoice — 2009-09-06 20:20:07

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queerbychoice — 2009-09-05 18:24:59

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	+ + = Recreation = + * [http://delicious.com/brthomas/Feather-River Feather River Wild & Scenic Recreation Directory] Websites on paddleboating, conservation, fishing, camping & hiking in and around the Feather River watershed. + * [http://brt-insights.blogspot.com/2008/10/feather-river-california-wild-and.html Feather River Paddlesports Guide] Rafting, canoeing, kayaking & innertubing on the Feather River.

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queerbychoice — 2009-08-30 17:56:02

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- Rare birds that can be seen at the Feather River include [wiki:wikipedia:"bald eagle"], [wiki:wikipedia:"Sand Martin" bank swallow], [wiki:wikipedia:"Swainson's hawk"], and [wiki:wikipedia:"yellow-billed cuckoo"]. There is a combined [wiki:wikipedia:"great egret"] and [wiki:wikipedia:"great blue heron"] rookery near O'Connor Lakes.[[Footnote([http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/genplan/sutter/natural8.html Sutter County General Plan § 9.8 Biological Resources], 1994)]]	+ Rare birds that can be seen at the Feather River include [wiki:wikipedia:"bald eagle"], [wiki:wikipedia:"Sand Martin" bank swallow], [wiki:wikipedia:"Swainson's hawk"], and [wiki:wikipedia:"yellow-billed cuckoo"]. There is also a combined [wiki:wikipedia:"great egret"] and [wiki:wikipedia:"great blue heron"] rookery near O'Connor Lakes.[[Footnote([http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/genplan/sutter/natural8.html Sutter County General Plan § 9.8 Biological Resources], 1994)]]

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queerbychoice — 2009-08-30 17:55:13

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	+ + = Wildlife = + Fish found in the Feather River include [wiki:wikipedia:"black crappie"], [wiki:wikipedia:"bluegill"], [wiki:wikipedia:"green sunfish"], [wiki:wikipedia:"redear sunfish"], [wiki:wikipedia:"golden shiner"], and [wiki:wikipedia:"largemouth bass].[[Footnote([http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/genplan/sutter/natural8.html Sutter County General Plan § 9.8 Biological Resources], 1994)]] + + Rare birds that can be seen at the Feather River include [wiki:wikipedia:"bald eagle"], [wiki:wikipedia:"Sand Martin" bank swallow], [wiki:wikipedia:"Swainson's hawk"], and [wiki:wikipedia:"yellow-billed cuckoo"]. There is a combined [wiki:wikipedia:"great egret"] and [wiki:wikipedia:"great blue heron"] rookery near O'Connor Lakes.[[Footnote([http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/genplan/sutter/natural8.html Sutter County General Plan § 9.8 Biological Resources], 1994)]] + + Mammals living on the banks of the Feather River include [wiki:wikipedia:"American badger"], [wiki:wikipedia:"North American beaver"], [wiki:wikipedia:"bobcat"], [wiki:wikipedia:"ring-tailed cat"], [wiki:wikipedia:"coyote"], [wiki:wikipedia:"black-tailed deer"], [wiki:wikipedia:"gray fox"], [wiki:wikipedia:"black-tailed jackrabbit"], [wiki:wikipedia:"American mink"], [wiki:wikipedia:"muskrat"], [wiki:wikipedia:"Virginia opossum"], [wiki:wikipedia:"North American river otter"], [wiki:wikipedia:"raccoon"], Western [wiki:wikipedia:"spotted skunk"], [wiki:wikipedia:"striped skunk"], and [wiki:wikipedia:"long-tailed weasel"].[[Footnote([http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/genplan/sutter/natural8.html Sutter County General Plan § 9.8 Biological Resources], 1994)]]
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- The Feather River was mined extensively for gold during the ["Gold Rush"]. Due to mine tailings that were dumped into the river and raised the riverbed substantially, the river is no longer navigable north of ["Yuba City"] and is only navigable by small boats south of ["Yuba City"]. These mine tailings also caused the river to flood [wiki:Sacramento] repeatedly in the 1870s, until steps were taken to better protect Sacramento from flooding.	+ ["Hydraulic mining"] was done extensively on the Feather River during the ["Gold Rush"]. Due to mine tailings that were dumped into the river and raised the riverbed substantially, the river is no longer navigable north of ["Yuba City"] and is only navigable by small boats south of ["Yuba City"]. (Before that, the Feather River had been navigable to [wiki:chico:Oroville].) These mine tailings also caused the river to flood [wiki:Sacramento] repeatedly in the 1870s, until steps were taken to better protect Sacramento from flooding.
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- The Western Pacific Railroad operated a railroad through the Feather River canyon. This route was selected because it leads to a low pass over the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Western Pacific California Zephyr trains used this route and had a feather in their logo to represent the river.	+ The ["Union Pacific Railroad"] runs parallel to the Feather River, slightly east of it. From 1949 to 1970, the [wiki:wikipedia:"California Zephyr"] offered passenger tours of the scenic [wiki:wikipedia:"Feather River route"] through the Feather River canyon (north of the [wiki:chico:Oroville]). The California Zephyr trains had a feather in their logo to represent the river.

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queerbychoice — 2009-08-21 11:42:59

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	+ [[TableOfContents(right)]]The '''Feather River''' forms the boundary between Yuba County and Sutter County. It is 170 miles long, draining from three separate forks (north, middle, and south) in the ["Sierra Nevada Mountain Range"] that unite in [wiki:wikipedia:"Lake Oroville" Lake Oroville] in Butte County. After it flows south from Lake Oroville, the ["Yuba River"] and then the ["Bear River"] flow into it. The Feather River continues south and flows into the ["Sacramento River"]. + + In the Yuba-Sutter area, ["Live Oak"], ["Yuba City"], ["South Yuba City"], and ["Tudor"] are all located on the west bank of the Feather River. ["Marysville"], ["Alicia"], ["Arboga"], ["Plumas Lake"], ["Rio Oso"], ["Nicolaus"], and ["Verona"] are all located on the east bank. + + = Recreation = + * ["Beckwourth Riverfront Park Complex"] + * ["Boyd's Pump"] + * ["Live Oak Riverfront Park"] + * ["Mosquito Beach and Boat Ramp"] + * ["Shanghai Garden Park and Boat Ramp"] + * ["Star Bend Park and Boat Ramp"] + + = History = + [[Image(featherriver.jpg, right, thumbnail, 480, "The Feather River, seen from Yuba City. Photo by ["Users/queerbychoice"].")]] + Spanish explorer ["Luis Arguello"] named the river "el Rio de las Plumas" (the River of the Feathers) because he saw many feathers floating on the water. + + The Feather River was mined extensively for gold during the ["Gold Rush"]. Due to mine tailings that were dumped into the river and raised the riverbed substantially, the river is no longer navigable north of ["Yuba City"] and is only navigable by small boats south of ["Yuba City"]. These mine tailings also caused the river to flood [wiki:Sacramento] repeatedly in the 1870s, until steps were taken to better protect Sacramento from flooding. + + The Western Pacific Railroad operated a railroad through the Feather River canyon. This route was selected because it leads to a low pass over the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Western Pacific California Zephyr trains used this route and had a feather in their logo to represent the river. + + It is now the main source of water for the [wiki:wikipedia:"California State Water Project" California State Water Project], providing water to central and southern California. + + = Links = + [wiki:wikipedia:"Feather River" Feather River entry on Wikipedia]

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queerbychoice — 2009-05-11 16:09:05

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