Honcut Creek is a stream in central

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in the United States. It is a tributary of the

Feather River The Feather River is the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. The river's main stem is about long. Its length to its most distant headwater tributary is just over . The main stem Feather R ...

and flows from the

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south and west into the river] in the

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. The

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are in the Sierra Nevada, and include: North Honcut, Upper Rocky Honcut, South Honcut, and Natchez creeks. The creek area in the lower Feather River watershed includes

Honcut, California Honcut (formerly, Moores Station) is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 108 feet (33 m). Lower Honcut Rd. links the community to California State Route 70. Honcut is near the Yuba County line. Honcu ...

, and locations of former settlements such as the

Maidu The Maidu are a Native American people of northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the watershed area of the Feather and American rivers. They also reside in Humbug Valley. In Maiduan languages, ''Maidu'' means "man." ...

's Honkut at the mouth of Honcut Creek and Honcut City, California, along North Honcut Creek.

References

Rivers of Butte County, California Tributaries of the Feather River Geography of the Sacramento Valley Rivers of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Rivers of Northern California Rivers of the Sierra Nevada in California {{California-river-stub

See also

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