The Yuba–Bear Hydroelectric Project is a complex hydroelectric scheme in the northern Sierra Nevada in California, tapping the upper Yuba River and Bear River drainage basins. The project area encompa
Lake Spaulding, one of the main reservoirs used by the project
Faucherie Lake (3,980 ac-ft)
Canyon Creek, which feeds from French Lake and into Faucherie before making its way through Sawmill Lake and into Bowman
Sawmill Lake (3,030 ac-ft)
Yuba River
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The Yuba River is a tributary of the Feather River in the Sierra Nevada and eastern Sacramento Valley, in the U.S. state of California. The main stem of the river is about 40 miles long, and its headw
At South Yuba River State Park
Satellite view of the lower Yuba River - Yuba City/Marysville and the Feather River lie near the bottom left; Yuba Goldfields are in the upper right center
Large gold nugget from the Yuba River placers, weight 182 g.
Yuba River at Parks Bar, 1991