Feather Headwaters

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The Feather Headwaters is the watershed of the Feather River above Lake Oroville, totaling 3,450 sq mi (8,900 km²). Subdivided into 3 watersheds, the North Fork Feather Watershed is 1,090 sq mi (2,800 km²)—including the West Branch drainage of about 282.5 sq mi (732 km²), the East Branch North Fork Feather Watershed is 1,010 sq mi (2,600 km²),^[1] and the Middle Fork Feather Watershed is 1,350 sq mi (3,500 km²)^[1]—including the South Fork drainage of about 132 sq mi (340 km²).^[2] Headwaters drainage is impaired by the Palermo Canal at Oroville Dam, the Hendricks Canal at the West Branch Feather River, and the Miners Ranch Canal at the South Fork's Ponderosa Reservoir. Additionally, the Pacific Gas and Electric Company releases Upper Feather water into the Hyatt Generating-Pumping Plant for hydroelectric generation during daily peak demand.^[specify]