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Chester (formerly Big Meadows) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Plumas County, California, United States. [2] Chester is located on Lake Almanor, 30 miles (48.3 km) north-northwest of Quincy. [3] The town is located along State Route 36. The US Postal Service ZIP code for the community is 96020. The population was 2,144 at the 2010 census ...
Formerly known as Big Meadows, Bridgeport is annually visited by thousands of tourists, many of whom come to the area for its well-known trout streams and lakes. Bridgeport Reservoir , Twin Lakes , [ 7 ] Virginia Lakes , Green Creek, the East Walker River , the West Walker River and numerous small tributaries and backcountry lakes offer rainbow ...
The dam is 130 feet (40 m) tall and composed of hydraulic fill.. Lake Almanor Dam, spillway, and release point for the North Fork Feather River. The first dam was completed by Great Western Power in 1914 [2] as part of the Upper North Fork Feather River Project, damming the North Fork of the Feather River and flooding the meadow-filled valley generally known as Nakam Koyo/Big Meadows/Big ...
BTW: In years like 2019, when a superbloom attracted thousands of visitors, the reserve’s parking lot isn’t nearly big enough. (In 2024, the parking was easy because the blooms were subpar.)
The California Trail was an emigrant trail of about 1,600 mi ... The Truckee Trail followed the Truckee River past present day Reno, Nevada (then called Big Meadows) ...
It ascended the mountains, passing through the communities of Forest Ranch, Lomo, Butte Meadows, and Jonesville, then crested the "Big Summit” at 6,600 feet (2,012 m) elevation near the Butte-Plumas County line. It then merged with the Humbug Stagecoach Road from Oroville and descended to Prattville, at the Big Meadows (now Lake Almanor).
Marie Mason was born in 1895, in Big Meadows (now known as Chester), Plumas County, California. [7] Her father was a minerals prospector of European-origins that had sexually assaulted her mother; and then left her as a single parent. [6] She was a member of the Maidu Tribe of the Federated Indians of California. [8]
Flowers that haven't been seen in years bloomed across Southern California this spring after massive winter downpours, creating not only colorful landscapes but a boon for conservationists eager ...