Feather River

the principal tributary of the Sacramento River in California
Place river Q1399312
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Feather River

Summary

Feather River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Feather River is located in California[3].
  • Feather River is located in Butte County[4].
  • Feather River is in the country of United States[5].
  • Feather River's instance of is recorded as river[6].
  • Feather River's instance of is recorded as stream[7].
  • Feather River's Commons category is recorded as Feather River[8].
  • Feather River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Sacramento River[9].
  • Feather River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.785, 'lon': -121.622}[10].
  • Feather River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.533611111111, 'lon': -121.4875}[11].
  • Feather River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.785555555556, 'lon': -121.62138888889}[12].
  • Feather River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.51773, 'lon': -121.5501}[13].
  • Feather River's origin of the watercourse is recorded as North Fork Feather River[14].
  • Feather River's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Feather River[15].
  • Feather River's tributary is recorded as Yuba River[16].
  • Feather River's tributary is recorded as Bear River[17].
  • Feather River's tributary is recorded as Honcut Creek[18].
  • Feather River's tributary is recorded as North Fork Feather River[19].
  • Feather River's tributary is recorded as Indian Creek[20].
  • Feather River's tributary is recorded as Indian Creek[21].
  • Feather River's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
  • Feather River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+270'}[23].
  • Feather River's watershed area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15833'}[24].
  • Feather River's drainage basin is recorded as Sacramento River basin[25].

Body

Geography

Feather River is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include California[3], an U.S. state[26], in United States[27], founded in 1850[28] and Butte County[4], a charter county[29], in United States[30], founded in 1850[31].

Physical Characteristics

Feather River's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+270'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include river[6] and stream[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Feather River include Plumas County[32], a county of California[33], in United States[34], founded in 1854[35].

Why It Matters

Feather River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (257 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Plumas County[32], a county of California[33], in United States[34], founded in 1854[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2h ago · Peter James · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → river, stream
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → California, Butte County
    Geonames id → 5347832, 9958518
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.785, 'lon': -121.622}, {'lat': 39.533611111111, 'lon': -121.4875}, {'lat': 38.785555555556, 'lon': -121.62138888889} +1
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q49906447 */"
  2. 7d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Instance of → —
    Watershed area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15833'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 38.785, 'lon': -121.622}, {'lat': 39.533611111111, 'lon': -121.4875}, {'lat': 38.785555555556, 'lon': -121.62138888889} +1
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: feather-river, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289925091|feather river (#289925091)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
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