The 65.0-mile-long (104.6 km) [3] South Yuba River is a left-entering tributary of the Yuba River originating in the northern Sierra Nevada at Lake Angela in Nevada County about three quarters of a mile north of Donner Pass, about three miles east of the town of Soda Springs. After passing through Lake Van Norden with Upper Castle Creek (longer than the Lake Angela stem) entering from the right, it gathers numerous snow-fed tributaries running west through a marshy, lake-filled valley, criss-crossing Interstate 80. The river briefly enters Placer County, then flows into Lake Spaulding, then plunges westward into a steep-sided valley. Canyon Creek enters from the right, then Poorman Creek also from the right near the town of Washington. The river continues west into the foothills, crossing under State Route 49. Its mouth is on the east shore of upper Englebright Lake, formed by a dam across the Yuba River.[4]
| South Yuba River South Fork | |
|---|---|
 View of South Yuba from N Bloomfield Road Nevada City, CA | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Upper Yuba Watershed |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lake Angela[1] |
| • location | Tahoe National Forest |
| Mouth | Englebright Lake |
• location | Yuba River |
| Length | 65 mi (105 km), east-west |
| Basin size | 340 sq mi (880 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Jones Bar |
| • average | 454 cu ft/s (12.9 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 1 cu ft/s (0.028 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 53,600 cu ft/s (1,520 m3/s) |
| Namesakes: South Yuba River State Park South Yuba River Citizens League[2] | |
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a safe eating advisory for any fish caught in South Yuba River due to elevated levels of mercury and PCBs.[5]
Recreation edit
The river begins within the Tahoe National Forest. Parks along or near the South Yuba River include:
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: South Yuba River 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
- ^ USGS Topo Maps for United States (Map). Cartography by United States Geological Survey. ACME Mapper. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
- ^ Admin, OEHHA (2018-09-13). "South Yuba River". OEHHA. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ a b "South Yuba River SP". California State Parks. Parks.CA.gov. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
External links edit
Yuba River.