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

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, at an elevation of 974 feet (297 m). It is now under

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. 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 places in the United States {{ButteCountyCA-geo-stub