The U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 10, 2011 South Yuba River is a left-entering tributary of the Yuba River originating in the northern Sierra Nevada at Lake Angela in Nevada County about three quarters of a mile north of Donner Pass, about three miles east of the town of Soda Springs. After passing through Lake Van Norden with Upper Castle Creek (longer than the Lake Angela stem) entering from the right, it gathers numerous snow-fed tributaries running west through a marshy, lake-filled valley, criss-crossing Interstate 80. The river briefly enters Placer County, then flows into Lake Spaulding, then plunges westward into a steep-sided valley. Canyon Creek enters from the right, then Poorman Creek also from the right near the town of Washington. The river continues west into the foothills, crossing under State Route 49. Its mouth is on the east shore of upper Englebright Lake, formed by a dam across the Yuba River.
The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has issued a safe eating advisory for any fish caught in South Yuba River due to elevated levels of mercury and PCBs.
Recreation The river begins within the Tahoe National Forest. Parks along or near the South Yuba River include: Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park South Yuba River State Park
Course South Yuba River courseThis list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. description coordinates source, Lake Angela dam Note: the GNIS mouth coordinates plot at the Lake Angela dam road, I-80 WB dam, Lake Van Norden road, I-80 EB confluence, Lower Castle Creek road, I-80 WB road, Hampshire Rocks road, I-80 EB confluence, Rattlesnake Creek road, I-80 WB dam, Lake Spaulding confluence, Jordan Creek confluence, Rucker Creek confluence, Clear Creek confluence, Diamond Creek confluence, Canyon Creek confluence, Scotchman Creek road, Washington confluence, Poorman Creek confluence, McKilligan Creek border, Tahoe National Forest confluence, Humbug Creek border, Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park road, N Bloomfield (Edwards Crossing) border, Malakoff Diggins SHPborder, South Yuba River SP confluence, Spring Creek road, Purdon (Purdon Crossing) confluence, Rock Creek former diversion, Excelsior Ditch road, CA 49 (bridge image) confluence, Rush Creek confluence, Owl Creek confluence, French Corral Creek road, Pleasant Valley border, South Yuba River SProad, Bridgeport Covered Bridge mouth, Englebright Lake
See also North Yuba River
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