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Willow Creek (Lassen County, California)
Willow Creek in Lassen County, California, is a tributary of the Susan River. The Willow Creek Wildlife Area offers wildlife viewing, bird watching and hunting along the creek. References Rivers of Lassen County, California {{California-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lassen County, California
Lassen County () is a county in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 32,730. The county seat and only incorporated city is Susanville. Lassen County comprises the Susanville, California, micropolitan statistical area. A former farming, mining and lumber area, its economy now depends on employment at one federal and two state prisons; the former in Herlong and the latter two in Susanville. In 2007, half the adults in Susanville worked in one of the facilities. History Lassen County was formed on April 1, 1864, from parts of Plumas and Shasta counties following the two-day conflict known as the Sagebrush War, also called the Roop County War, that started on February 15, 1863. Due to uncertainties over the California border, the area that is now Lassen County was part of the unofficial Nataqua Territory and Roop County, Nevada, during the late 1850s and early 1860s. The county was named by California after Peter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan River (California)
The Susan River is a northeastern List of California rivers, California river of approximately lengthU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 17, 2011 that drains from an arid plateau of volcano, volcanic highlands along the Great Basin Divide to intermittent Honey Lake. The river flows from eastern Lassen County, California, Lassen County from east of Lassen Volcanic National Park generally east past Susanville, California, Susanville and emerging into a ranching valley to enter the north end of Honey Lake. Along with Fredonyer Pass, the Susan River is the northern boundary of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada. History Susan River and the town of Susanville were named for Susan Roop, daughter of early settler Issac Roop, in 1857. Watershed Susan River begins at Caribou Lake (California), Caribou Lake at elevation , which is dammed by Caribou Lake 234 Dam. It flows eastward, curving southeasterly as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |