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In the scientific literature, both mesas are also known as North Oroville Table Mountain and South Oroville Table Mountain in order to differentiate them from the Tuolumne Table Mountain, which is also capped by the eroded remnant of a basaltic (or, more properly, a latite) lava flow, in the central foothills of California. [1]
The North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve is a nature reserve of 3,315 acres (13.42 km 2) located three miles (5 km) north of Oroville, in Butte County, northern California. The land was acquired by the state in October, 1993.
Phantom Falls or Coal Canyon Falls is a waterfall at Coal Canyon near Oroville, California, within the North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve. The waterfall is 166 feet (51 m) high [1] and runs off the edge of Coal Canyon, in front of a grotto. [citation needed] A small pool at the bottom is home to a California newt subspecies, the Coastal ...
Bridal Veil Falls (Esmeralda Falls) – 81 ft (25 m) Eagle Falls – 160 ft (49 m) Glen Alpine Falls (Big Falls) – 73 ft (22 m) Horsetail Falls – 500 ft (150 m) + Modjeska Falls (Upper Glen Alpine Falls) – 51 ft (16 m) Pyramid Creek Cascades (Lower Horsetail Falls) – 75 ft (23 m) Traverse Creek Falls; Cascade falls missing
McArthur–Burney Falls Memorial State Park is the second oldest state park in the California State Parks system, located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Burney, California. The park offers camping , fishing , watersports , hiking and horseback riding facilities.
The eastern shoreline is home to Browns Ravine and Folsom Point. Browns Ravine includes the Folsom Lake Marina, which provides 675 wet slips, 175 dry-storage spaces, boat-launch areas, marine provisions and fueling stations, a small picnic area, and restrooms. Folsom Point includes a picnic area, boat launch, and restrooms.
A group of 26 led by G.G. Marquis of Concow, including Mr. Pence from Messilla Valley, B.P. Hutchinson from Cherokee Flat and John Chapman from Cherokee Ravine, gathered funds to cover the expenses for the Kon Kow people's removal. Eventually 461 people including those who returned from Round Valley were gathered at Bidwell's Landing.
The Enloe Dam, also known as the Similkameen Dam, and its powerplant are located on the Similkameen River about 4 miles (6.4 km) west-northwest of Oroville, Washington. Located just above Similkameen (Coyote) Falls, the concrete arch-gravity dam stands about 54 feet (16 m) high, with a crest length of about 290 feet (88 m), built between 1916 ...