Feather River | |
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Mouth | Sacramento River |
Length | 73 mi (117 km), North-south |
Mouth elevation | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
River system | Sacramento River Basin |
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.
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