Middle Yuba River
| Middle Yuba River | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | California |
| Source | Sierra Nevada |
| - location | Tahoe National Forest, Nevada County |
| - elevation | 7,320 ft (2,231 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°25′24″N 120°29′05″W / 39.42333°N 120.48472°W |
| Mouth | Yuba River |
| - location | North San Juan, Nevada/Yuba County |
| - elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°22′07″N 121°08′11″W / 39.36861°N 121.13639°WCoordinates: 39°22′07″N 121°08′11″W / 39.36861°N 121.13639°W |
| Length | 55.4 mi (89 km) |
| Basin | 198 sq mi (513 km2) |
| Discharge | for North San Juan, CA |
| - average | 383 cu ft/s (11 m3/s) |
| - max | 26,000 cu ft/s (736 m3/s) |
| - min | 15.5 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
 Map of the Yuba River watershed, including the Middle Yuba
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The Middle Yuba River is one of the three main forks of the Yuba River in Northern California in the United States. The river rises at the crest of the Sierra Nevada, and flows generally west through canyons to join the North Yuba River near North San Juan. The confluence of the two rivers forms the main stem of the Yuba River, which then continues west to join the Feather River. The Middle Yuba forms much of the border between Nevada County and Sierra County and in its lower reaches a small segment of the Nevada–Yuba County line. The Middle Yuba drains a remote, rugged portion of the Tahoe National Forest, with elevations ranging from 8,373 ft (2,552 m) at English Mountain to 1,129 ft (344 m) at the confluence with the Yuba River.
The river is dammed and diverted several times to provide hydroelectricity, greatly reducing the flow in all but the wettest years. Jackson Meadows Dam and Milton Diversion Dam near the headwaters are part of the Yuba-Bear Hydroelectric Project, which transport water to the South Yuba and Bear Rivers. Jackson Meadows Reservoir, stocked with 10,000 pounds of rainbow trout annually, is also a popular recreation area.
Further downstream, Our House Dam diverts water through a series of tunnels to New Bullards Bar Reservoir on the North Yuba River. Water is also taken from Oregon Creek, the main tributary of the Middle Yuba. This enables the generation of more power at the New Colgate Powerhouse, situated 4.7 miles (7.6 km) downstream from the confluence of the North and Middle Yuba Rivers.
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