Description
Heads in section 20, T29N, R5E, Mount Diablo Meridian, in Feather River Meadows at the junction of Rice Creek and and an unnamed tributary on the east side of Feather River Meadows, flows southeast to and through Lake Alamanor, then generally southwest to enter the northeast end of Lake Oroville. (US-T121)
History
Mouth formerly located at 393320N1212800W, now inundated by Lake Oroville. (US-T121) See Rice Creek, 1927 Board on Geographic Names (BGN) changed name and application of Rice Creek. South Arm Rice Creek and Rice Creek join to form North Fork Feather River (BGN 1950). Current maps, 1995, are mislabelled for South Arm, North Arm Rice Creek, Rice Creek and North Fork Feather River.