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Honcut Creek
Feathermap-01.png
Map of the Feather River watershed including Honcut Creek
Country United States
State California
Physical characteristics
Main source Sierra Nevada, near Lake Oroville
River mouth Feather River
72 feet (22 m)
Length 20 miles (32 km) to farthest source
Basin features
River system Sacramento River
Basin size 130 square miles (340 km2)
Tributaries
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    Wilson Creek

Honcut Creek is a stream in central California in the United States. It is a tributary of the Feather River and flows from the Sierra Nevada south and west into the river] in the Sacramento Valley.

The headwaters are in the Sierra Nevada, and include: North Honcut, Upper Rocky Honcut, South Honcut, and Natchez creeks. The creek area in the lower Feather River watershed includes Honcut, California, and locations of former settlements such as the Maidu's Honkut at the mouth of Honcut Creek and Honcut City, California, along North Honcut Creek.

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