Brush Creek, California facts for kids
This page is about the unincorporated place in Butte County formerly called Mountain House. For other uses, see Mountain House, California. For the tributary of Santa Rosa Creek, see Brush Creek (Sonoma County, California).
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Brush Creek
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 Brush Creek
Location in California
Brush Creek
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 3,540 ft (1,079 m) |
Brush Creek (formerly, Mountain Cottage and Mountain House) 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.
Climate
| Climate data for Brush Creek, California | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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