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Feather Falls is a
waterfall A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
located on the Fall River, a tributary of the
Middle Fork Feather River The Middle Fork Feather River is a major river in Plumas and Butte Counties in the U.S. state of California. Nearly long, it drains about of the rugged northern Sierra Nevada range. Geography Its headwaters are located near Beckwourth in the ...
, within the
Plumas National Forest Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre (464,000 ha) National forest (United States), United States national forest located in northern California at the northern terminus of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The Forest was named after i ...
in the
Sierra Nevada The Sierra Nevada ( ) is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primari ...
mountain range in Butte County, eastern
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
, United States.


Description

The Feather Falls were measured to be 410 feet tall. This concurs with the
USGS The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an government agency, agency of the United States Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geograp ...
Brush Creek 7½" quadrangle information. They have been incorrectly claimed to stand 640 feet tall. The falls can be partially seen from the middle arm of
Lake Oroville Lake Oroville is a reservoir formed by the Oroville Dam impounding the Feather River, located in Butte County, California, Butte County, northern California. The lake is situated northeast of the city of Oroville, California, Oroville, within th ...
but are usually observed from a platform accessed by either of two trails maintained by the
United States Forest Service The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture. It administers the nation's 154 United States National Forest, national forests and 20 United States Natio ...
. The nearby town of
Feather Falls, California Feather Falls (formerly Mooretown,, Moresville, and Feather River) is a rural unincorporated community in Butte County, California north and east of Lake Oroville. It lies at an elevation of 2982 feet (909 m). It is home to Feather Falls Eleme ...
takes its name from the falls.


Ladybugs

The area at Frey Creek is a famous stopping point for migrating
ladybugs Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom; "lady" refers to mother Mary. Entomologists use the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles ...
. Millions of ladybugs can be seen at Frey Creek during the
winter Winter is the coldest and darkest season of the year in temperate and polar climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring. The tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Dif ...
months. The ladybugs can usually be seen from November to March, but some sightings have been reported as early as August. The ladybugs stay for the winter, and then fly back down into the valley when spring comes.


See also

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List of waterfalls This list of notable waterfalls of the world is sorted by continent, then country, then province, state or territory. A waterfall is included if it is at least tall and has an existing Wikipedia article, or it is considered historically sig ...
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List of waterfalls in California This is a list of waterfalls in California, ordered by county. Northern California Alameda County * Murrietta Falls – Alpine County * Llewellyn Falls – * Wolf Creek Falls – Amador County * Moore Creek Falls Calaveras County * ...


Sources


External links


California Department of Water ResourcesIt is marked on this Wikimapia site showing Lake Oroville.
Waterfalls of California Feather River Landforms of Butte County, California Plumas National Forest Waterfalls of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Plunge waterfalls {{ButteCountyCA-geo-stub