Big Chico Creek

Big Chico Creek originates near Colby Mountain, located in Tehama County, California. The creek flows 46 miles (74 km)[1] to its confluence with the Sacramento River in Butte County. The creek's elevation ranges from 120 feet (37 m) above sea level at the Sacramento River to 5,000 feet (1,500 m) near Colby Mountain, as shown on the Ord Ferry USGS quadrangle.

Big Chico Creek in Upper Bidwell Park

A portion of Big Chico Creek flows through the city of Chico's Bidwell Park and California State University, Chico.

Natural history

There are numerous biotic species in the riparian zone and entire watershed of Big Chico Creek. A threatened species of Chinook Salmon make annual spawning runs up Big Chico Creek to the area of Higgin's Hole. Among the wildflowers documented in the watershed is the yellow mariposa lily, Calochortus luteus.[2]

See also

References

Notes
  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 10, 2011
  2. C. Michael Hogan. 2009


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