| Feather River Río de las Plumas | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The Feather River near its confluence with the Bear River | |
 Map of the Feather River watershed. The artificially connected Sutter Basin and Butte Creek drainage basins are indicated in yellow. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Butte County, Yuba County, Sutter County |
| Cities | Oroville, Yuba City, Marysville |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North Fork Feather River |
| - location | Confluence of Rice Creek and South Arm Rice Creek, Plumas County |
| - coordinates | 40°21′47″N 121°27′05″W / 40.36306°N 121.45139°W |
| - elevation | 5,436 ft (1,657 m) |
| 2nd source | Middle Fork Feather River |
| - location | Near Beckwourth, Sierra Valley, Plumas County |
| - coordinates | 39°48′49″N 120°22′46″W / 39.81361°N 120.37944°W |
| - elevation | 4,872 ft (1,485 m) |
| Source confluence | Lake Oroville |
| - location | Upstream of Oroville Dam |
| - coordinates | 39°32′14″N 121°29′00″W / 39.53722°N 121.48333°W |
| - elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Mouth | Sacramento River |
| - location | Verona |
| - coordinates | 38°47′08″N 121°37′17″W / 38.78556°N 121.62139°W |
| - elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Length | 73 mi (117 km), North-south |
| Basin size | 6,197 sq mi (16,050 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Nicolaus |
| - average | 8,321 cu ft/s (235.6 m3/s) |
| - minimum | 222 cu ft/s (6.3 m3/s) |
| - maximum | 357,000 cu ft/s (10,100 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Sacramento River Basin |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Yuba River, Bear River |
| - right | Sutter Bypass |
| Type | Wild, Scenic, Recreational |
| Designated | October 2, 1968 |
The Feather River is a river in Northern California in the United States. It is a tributary of the Sacramento River. The river originates in the Sierra Nevada mountains and is 114 kilometres (71 miles) long, flowing in a general southward direction.
The river is an important source of drinking and irrigation water for California. The Oroville Dam is located on the river, near the city of Oroville.
