Feather Falls

{{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox waterfall | name = Feather Falls | photo = Feather falls plumas national forest.jpg | photo_caption = Feather Falls | location = Plumas National Forest, Butte County, California, U.S. | map = USA California |relief=1 | coordinates = {{coord|39.642943|N|121.274407|W|region:US-CA|display=title,inline}} | coords_ref ={{gnis|260065|Feather Falls}} | height = {{convert|abbr=on|410|ft}} | type = Plunge | number_drops = 1 }}

'''Feather Falls''' is a waterfall located on the Fall River, a tributary of the Middle Fork Feather River, within the Plumas National Forest in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Butte County, eastern California, United States.

==Description== The Feather Falls were measured<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.waterfallswest.com/waterfall.php?id=203|title = Feather Falls - California Waterfalls; Feather Falls Scenic Area, Oroville-hike/Trail/Map/Directions}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chicohiking.org/Individual-Hike-Pages/Valley-and-Foothill/Feather-Falls.htm |title=Feather Falls |access-date=2011-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128191429/http://www.chicohiking.org/Individual-Hike-Pages/Valley-and-Foothill/Feather-Falls.htm |archive-date=2011-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> to be 410 feet tall. This concurs with the USGS Brush Creek 7½" quadrangle information.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.php?lat=39.64294&lon=-121.27441&datum=nad83&zoom=4|title = Feather Falls, CA - N39.64294° W121.27441°}}</ref> They have been incorrectly claimed to stand 640 feet tall.

The falls can be partially seen from the middle arm of Lake Oroville but are usually observed from a platform accessed by either of two trails maintained by the United States Forest Service. The nearby town of Feather Falls, California takes its name from the falls.

==Ladybugs== The area at Frey Creek is a famous stopping point for migrating ladybugs. Millions of ladybugs can be seen at Frey Creek during the winter months. The ladybugs can usually be seen from November to March, but some sightings have been reported as early as August. The ladybugs stay for the winter, and then fly back down into the valley when spring comes.

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==External links== {{Commons category|Feather Falls}} *[http://www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov/newsreleases/1996/Apr.1,96-SWP_Rec_BrochureR2.htm California Department of Water Resources] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403225306/http://www.publicaffairs.water.ca.gov/newsreleases/1996/Apr.1,96-SWP_Rec_BrochureR2.htm |date=April 3, 2007 }} *[http://www.shastacascade.org/butte/feathrfl.htm Shasta Cascade site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212231342/http://www.shastacascade.org/butte/feathrfl.htm |date=February 12, 2007 }} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070728192301/http://geography.sierra.cc.ca.us/backcountrypages/feather.html Backcountry pages] *[http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=39550000&x=-121450000&z=11&l=0&m=a It is marked on this Wikimapia site showing Lake Oroville.]

Category:Waterfalls of California Category:Feather River Category:Landforms of Butte County, California Category:Plumas National Forest Category:Waterfalls of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Category:Plunge waterfalls