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Mapping and Delineating Upper Feather Watershed

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 Mapping and Delineating Upper Feather Watershed This map shows the area of which Upper Feather Watershed occupies. It is about 3,586 sq. mi., 252 miles. It spans across multiple towns including Chester, Johnsville, Stirling City, etc.  Chester Johnsville Stirling City There are multiple creeks and lakes within the watershed with many different elevation changes. There are also many main roads that go through the watershed including Rt. 70, Rt. 89, Rt. 36. There are many reservoirs in the area including little grass valley reservoir, mountain meadows reservoir, Butt valley reservoir, and round valley reservoir. There are also many tributaries in this watershed. Below is an example of one. It shows Lake Oroville, with multiple streams and creeks going into the lake. This lake was made by the Oroville dam, and it provides water to many homes in the San Francisco Bay area, the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. If you want more information on this lake, follow the l...

Dendrology: 10 Plants

 Upper Feather River Watershed consists mainly of Pine, Fir and Cedar species. Below is a list of some species around the watershed that we will look more into.  Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta ssp. murrayana)  Dwarf resin birch (Betula glandulosa) Canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis var. chrysolepis) Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) Pacific madrone (Arbutus menziesii) Foothill pine (Pinus sabiniana) California bay (Umbellularia californica) Incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) Black oak (Quercus kelloggii) Bigleaf maple (Acer macrophyllum)