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In 1908, the Big Bend or Las Plumas powerhouse was completed on the North Fork southeast of Paradise, generating 40 MW (later uprated to 70 MW) of hydroelectricity, which was sent as far away as Oakland, 154 miles (248 km) away. The power station replaced an earlier 1880 plant built by the Big Bend Tunnel and Mining Company for gold mining ...
Big Bend of the Madesi Valley is the indigenous homeland of the Madesi tribe, located in Shasta County, northeastern California. It is named for a major change in course of the Pit River . Its population is 79 as of the 2020 census, down from 102 from the 2010 census.
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. [2] Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish flowers.
Big Bend (formerly, Bigbend) is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2310 feet (704 m). It lies at an elevation of 2310 feet (704 m). A post office operated in Big Bend from 1883 to 1891.
Yucca aloifolia has an erect trunk, 3–5 in (7.6–12.7 cm) in diameter, reaching up to 5–20 ft (1.5–6.1 m) tall before it becomes top heavy and topples over. When this occurs, the tip turns upward and keeps on growing.
The Big Bend Rancheria is a settlement of the Pit River Tribe (Achomawi) north of Big Bend, in Shasta County, California. [1] It is about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Redding . 41°01′35″N 121°55′08″W / 41.02639°N 121.91889°W / 41.02639; -121
The good news for the milkvetch plant is that they usually need wildfire to sprout — meaning dormant seeds now have a massive new habitat for a new crop of the rare shrub. ... How California eco ...
Big Bend or Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. [2] Big Bend is located on the South Yuba River, 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Cisco Grove. [3] It lies at an elevation of 5738 feet (1749 m). [2] Big Bend was the site of a travelers' inn and grocery store on the Lincoln Highway. The historic Rainbow Lodge is ...