West Branch Feather River

The West Branch (or West Fork) Feather River is a Lake Oroville tributary that flows generally north-to-south in the North Fork Feather Watershed near the watershed's drainage divide with the Mills-Big Chico Watershed and Upper Butte Watershed.

West Branch Feather River
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	North Fork Feather Watershed
Physical characteristics
Source	Lassen National Forest
• location	Butte County
Mouth	Lake Oroville, West ArmA
Basin size	282 sq mi (730 km2)
APrior to Oroville Dam construction, the West Branch flowed to its confluence with the North Fork Feather River.

Toadtown development & DeSabla Regional Bundle

Up to 125 cu ft/s (3.5 m³/s) of the West Branch is diverted to the 8.66 mi (13.94 km) Hendricks Canal of the Toadtown development, and the Magalia 73 Dam conveys water via a sequence of DeSabla Regional Bundle facilities from the Upper Miocene Canal to Kunkle Reservoir (Lime Saddle Powerhouse near Lake Oroville), then via the Middle Miocene Canal to the Coal Canyon Powerhouse, and then to the Oroville-Thermalito Complex.

West Branch Feather River course
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description	coordinates
headpoint
source, Lassen NF	40°4′40″N 121°25′24″W
waterbody, Snag Lake
valley, Coon Hollow
confluence, Philbrook Creek
border, Lassen NF
confluence, Fish Creek
confluence, Last Chance Creek
diversion, Hendricks Canal
confluence, Big Kimshew Creek
confluence, Little West Fork
confluence, Concow Creek
mouth, West Arm Lake Oroville
mouth (former), North Fork	39.666499°N 121.496773°W / 39.666499; -121.496773