Brush Creek (formerly, Mountain Cottage and Mountain House)[1] 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 (1,079 m). A post office operated at Brush Creek from 1856 until 1916, having moved once in 1902.[2]
Brush Creek | |
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  Brush Creek Location in California  Brush Creek Brush Creek (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′26″N 121°20′21″W / 39.69056°N 121.33917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 3,540 ft (1,079 m) |
Climate
edit| Climate data for Brush Creek, California | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 49.9 (9.9) |
51.5 (10.8) |
55.0 (12.8) |
59.9 (15.5) |
68.7 (20.4) |
78.2 (25.7) |
86.6 (30.3) |
86.3 (30.2) |
81.3 (27.4) |
69.8 (21.0) |
56.5 (13.6) |
48.9 (9.4) |
66.0 (18.9) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 41.9 (5.5) |
42.6 (5.9) |
45.3 (7.4) |
49.1 (9.5) |
56.9 (13.8) |
65.3 (18.5) |
72.7 (22.6) |
72.7 (22.6) |
67.6 (19.8) |
58.0 (14.4) |
47.3 (8.5) |
41.2 (5.1) |
55.1 (12.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.8 (1.0) |
33.7 (0.9) |
35.6 (2.0) |
38.3 (3.5) |
45.1 (7.3) |
52.3 (11.3) |
58.9 (14.9) |
57.9 (14.4) |
53.9 (12.2) |
46.0 (7.8) |
38.1 (3.4) |
33.3 (0.7) |
43.9 (6.6) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 13.44 (341) |
12.37 (314) |
10.31 (262) |
5.71 (145) |
3.35 (85) |
0.90 (23) |
0.10 (2.5) |
0.17 (4.3) |
0.79 (20) |
3.55 (90) |
8.82 (224) |
14.68 (373) |
74.19 (1,883.8) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 12.2 (31) |
11.3 (29) |
9.0 (23) |
2.2 (5.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
2.0 (5.1) |
7.0 (18) |
43.7 (111.7) |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brush Creek, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 201. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
External links
edit39°41′26″N 121°20′21″W / 39.69056°N 121.33917°W
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