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Brush Creek
Brush Creek is located in California
Brush Creek
Brush Creek
Location in California
Brush Creek is located in the United States
Brush Creek
Brush Creek
Location in the United States
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
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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