Butte County is a county in northern California. In the 2010 census, the population was 220,000. The county seat is Oroville.
Butte Creek is tributary to the Sacramento River, joining the river in the vicinity of Colusa, California, United States. About 93 miles (150 km) in length, it runs through much of Butte County, California. It travels through a spectacular mini-Grand Canyon as it reaches the Sacramento Valley floor, where it then flows somewhat south and west of the city of Chico towards the southwestern corner of the county.
Centerville is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California along Butte Creek. It was midway between Helltown and Diamondville. The area is about one and three quarters miles, straight-line distance, west of Paradise.
Brush Creek is an unincorporated community near Oroville in Butte County, California, United States. It lies at the east end of State Route 162, just beyond the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area. It lies at an elevation of 3,540 feet. A post office operated at Brush Creek from 1856 until 1916, having moved once in 1902.
Helltown is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Paradise, at an elevation of 873 feet.
Jonesville is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is situated on Jones Creek, 5 miles (8.0 km) east-northeast of Butte Meadows, at an elevation of 5049 feet.
Otaki is a former Native American settlement in Butte County, California. It was located between the Big and Little Chico creeks east of Michopdo; its precise location is unknown.
Butte Creek is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 4 miles (6.4 km) east-southeast of Chico on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
Dredge is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located a few miles east-southeast of Chico, and 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Butte Creek.
Rock Creek is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Chico. A post office operated in Rock Creek from 1858 to 1871. Rock Creek was an amalgamation of two smaller camps, Big Rock Creek and Little Rock Creek.
Oak Arbor is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located near Berry Creek. A post office opened at Oak Arbor in 1874 but was moved to Berry Creek in 1875.
Virginia Mills is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located on Berry Creek. A post office operated in Virginia Mills under the name Berry Creek, named from the water way.
Omit Bar is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located on Butte Creek downstream of Helltown.
Paradise Flat is a former settlement and mining camp in Butte County, California, United States. It was located on Butte Creek halfway between Helltown and Whiskey Flat.
Whiskey Flat is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located on the Feather River. |Butte Creek]] 5.25 miles (8.4 km) north-northwest of Paradise.
Clear Creek is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Pentz at the confluence of the east and west branches of Clear Creek. A post office operated at Clear Creek from 1877 to 1906.
Honcut City is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located southeast of Wyandotte near the North Honcut Creek.
The Butte Creek Ecological Preserve and Butte Creek Canyon Ecological Reserve consist of 2 distinct management units, the Preserve, aka the "Honey Run Unit" 93 acres (0.38 km2) owned and managed by the Chico State Research Foundation, and the "Virgin Valley" and "Canyon" Units 287 acres (1.16 km2), owned and managed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The units are located east of Chico along Butte Creek in northern California. This stretch of Butte Creek is spawning habitat for the largest population of Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, an evolutionarily significant unit that is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Fall-run Chinook salmon and steelhead trout also spawn in the creek.
Little Butte Creek is a 17-mile-long (27 km) tributary of the Rogue River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Its drainage basin consists of approximately 354 square miles (917 km2) of Jackson County and another 19 square miles (49 km2) of Klamath County. Its two forks, the North Fork and the South Fork, both begin high in the Cascade Range near Mount McLoughlin and Brown Mountain. They both flow generally west until they meet near Lake Creek. The main stem continues west, flowing through the communities of Brownsboro, Eagle Point, and White City, before finally emptying into the Rogue River about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Eagle Point.
Butte Creek Canyon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California. Butte Creek Canyon sits at an elevation of 1024 feet in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) foothills. The 2010 United States census reported Butte Creek Canyon's population was 1,086.
