Mountain Counties Facts
This page is for reference only.
For a map of the Mountain Counties Area, click here.
MOUNTAIN COUNTIES OVERLAY AREA OF CALIFORNIA; Source: California Water Plan Update 2013
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FACTS
• All or portion of 16 of the state’s 58 counties – southern tip of Lassen County down to Fresno
• More than 100 local governmental agencies and districts – mostly serving from 1,000 to more than 100,000 customers
• 40 percent of the state’s developed water supply originates from Mountain Counties Areas, more than from any other single source
• 15,700 square miles or 9.9 percent of the State
• Dedicated in-stream flow releases
• 383 miles of Wild and Scenic Rivers under Federal and State Law
• Managed Wetlands in the lower Bear watershed and in the upper Feather watershed
• Ten major watershed areas – 13,236 square miles
• 17 million acre-feet of natural runoff
Source: California Water Plan Update 2013
For Mountain Counties Water Resources Association boundary,click here
A Few of the Many Beneficial Uses of Water in the Region
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- Rafting on the American River
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- Boating on Lower Bear River Reservoir
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- Coyote- Amador
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- Grazing on Open Space
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- Coyote – Placerville
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- Vineyard in El Dorado County
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- Healthy Forest
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- Ice Fishing at Loon Lake
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- Chipmunk at Caples Lake
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- Recreation at Pinecrest Lake
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- Herd of Deer – Placerville
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- Osprey at Bear River Reservoir
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- Fly Fishing on the Silver Fork of the American River
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- Red Tail Hawk – Placerville
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- Wild Turkey
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- Surface water storage – Lower Bear River Reservoir
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- Hydropower – Cresta Powerhouse – Butte County
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- Oroville Dam Spillway – 2014
