Pit River

Pit River
The Pit River Valley in Modoc County
Data
Water code	US :  1654947
location	California (USA)
River system	Sacramento River
Drain over	Sacramento River  → Suisun Bay
origin	The confluence of the North Fork and South Fork Pit Rivers west of the Warner Mountains 41 ° 28 ′ 23 ″  N , 120 ° 33 ′ 28 ″  W
muzzle	in Lake Shasta and the Sacramento River Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ 23 "  N , 122 ° 22 ′ 14"  W 40 ° 45 ′ 23 "  N , 122 ° 22 ′ 14"  W
length	333 km

The Pit River is a tributary of the Sacramento River . It is an estimated 333 km long and is located in northwest California in the United States . Pit River is the longest tributary of the Sacramento and flows through sparsely populated volcanic highlands. At the southern end of the cascade range, it flows into an impressive canyon northeast of Redding .

description

It rises through some forks in Modoc County in the northeast corner of California, west of the Warner Mountains . The South Fork Pit River (the southern fork; 93 km long) is fed by several small rivers in the Jess Valley (13 km) northeast of Madeline and flows further west through a narrow canyon, then through a mainly wide expansive valley where its Water for irrigation is diverted into an extensive canal system. The North Fork Pit River (the northern fork at 30 miles) is also fed by several small rivers. It flows mainly to SSW. The union of the two forks takes place in Alturas .

The united river (Pit River) flows towards the WSW and meanders through Modoc County, past Canby and through the Modoc National Forest into a narrow gorge. It turns its course south and flows north into Lassen County , past Bieber into the Big Valley , an extensive area. North past Little Valley , it runs east, to the northeast of Shasta County , crosses the cascades in a snake-like narrow canyon in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest . It flows past Fall River Mills and reaches the Sacramento River on the eastern arm of Lake Shasta , about 15 miles north of Redding. The last 15 miles of the river now form Lake Shasta, which is created by the Shasta Dam and which then becomes Sacramento.

In the late 19th century, the area on the river was the site of the Modoc battle . The river is a famous fly fishing destination .