South Yuba River

South Yuba River
South Fork
River
View of South Yuba from N Bloomfield Road Nevada City, CA
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Upper Yuba Watershed
Source	Lake Angela
- location	Tahoe National Forest
Mouth	Englebright Lake
- location	Yuba River
Length	65 mi (105 km), east-west
Basin	340 sq mi (881 km2)
Discharge	for near Jones Bar
- average	454 cu ft/s (13 m3/s)
- max	53,600 cu ft/s (1,518 m3/s)
- min	1 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
Namesakes: South Yuba River State Park South Yuba River Citizens League

The 65.0-mile-long (104.6 km) South Yuba River is a left-entering tributary of the Yuba River originating in the northern Sierra Nevada at Lake Angela in Nevada County about three quarters of a mile north of Donner Pass, about three miles east of the town of Soda Springs. After passing through Lake Van Norden with Upper Castle Creek (longer than the Lake Angela stem) entering from the right, it gathers numerous snow-fed tributaries running west through a marshy, lake-filled valley, criss-crossing Interstate 80. The river briefly enters Placer County, then flows into Lake Spaulding, then plunges westward into a steep-sided valley. Canyon Creek enters from the right, then Poorman Creek also from the right near the town of Washington. The river continues west into the foothills, crossing under State Route 49. Its mouth is on the east shore of upper Englebright Lake, formed by a dam across the Yuba River.

The river begins within the Tahoe National Forest. Parks along or near the South Yuba Rive include: