Nelson Bar is a former settlement in Butte County,

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. It was located southeast of

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on the West Branch of the Feather River, at an elevation of 974 feet (297 m). It is now under Lake Oroville. The Nelson Bar bridge spanned the West Branch of the Feather River until Oroville Dam was built. It was submerged under Lake Oroville.

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* Former settlements in Butte County, California Former populated places in California Destroyed populated places Submerged settlements in the United States {{ButteCountyCA-geo-stub