Yuba River
| Yuba River | ||
 USGS map of the catchment area of the Yuba River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 238295 | |
| location | California (USA) | |
| River system | Sacramento River | |
| Drain over | Feather River → Sacramento River → Suisun Bay | |
| origin | Confluence of the Middle Yuba River and North Yuba River west-southwest of North San Juan 39 ° 22 ′ 7 ″ N , 121 ° 8 ′ 11 ″ W |
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| muzzle | at Yuba City in the Feather River coordinates: 39 ° 6 ′ 36 " N , 121 ° 34 ′ 48" W 39 ° 6 ′ 36 " N , 121 ° 34 ′ 48" W |
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| Mouth height |
15 m
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| Reservoirs flowed through | New Bullards Bar Reservoir , Jackson Meadows Reservoir , Lake Spaulding | |
| Small towns | Yuba City | |
 The Yuba gold fields are located along the Yuba River in the northwest of Yuba City (bottom left) |
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The Yuba River is a river in California . It is a significant tributary to the Feather River , which in turn flows into the Sacramento River .
The river has several strongly branching headwaters that extend far into the Sierra Nevada . The northern branch begins in the plateau at Gold Lake and feeds the New Bullards Bar Reservoir , a reservoir near Clamptonville in the Oak Valley , which is closed by the New Bullards Bar Dam . The middle branch begins at Jackson Meadows Reservoir , also a reservoir. It joins the northern tributary just below the New Bullards Dam. A tunnel branches off part of the water above the confluence and feeds the reservoir.
The southern branch begins at Lake Spaulding , also a reservoir. Together they flow through the fourth large reservoir within the catchment area, the Englebright Reservoir. From there the river flows in an easterly direction through the Yuba gold fields , which were particularly significant during the California gold rush . It flows into the Feather River in Yuba City .
The Yuba was probably named that way by early Spanish or Mexican expedition participants who found grapes growing in the wild here. The name corresponds to an alternative spelling of the Spanish word uva , which means grape . The name may also come from an Indian settlement near today's Yuba City, which was called "Youboom" (pronounced "Yubum").
The South Yuba from the North Bloomfield Road Bridge
A waterfall on South Yuba in the South Yuba River State Park
A covered bridge on the South Yuba River
The State Highway 49 crosses the South Yuba River
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Yuba City budget ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF, 1.2 MB).
