Lights Creek

Lights Creek
Location of Lights Creek in California
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
Physical characteristics
SourceDiamond Mountains
  coordinates40°18′40″N 120°44′15″W / 40.31111°N 120.73750°W / 40.31111; -120.73750
  elevation6,478 ft (1,974 m)
MouthIndian Creek
  location
Near Taylorsville
  coordinates
40°05′58″N 120°51′02″W / 40.09944°N 120.85056°W / 40.09944; -120.85056
  elevation
3,514 ft (1,071 m)
Length19 mi (31 km)
Basin size57.6 sq mi (149 km2)
Discharge 
  locationNear the mouth, at Taylorsville
  average42.7 cu ft/s (1.21 m3/s)
  minimum1.43 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s)
  maximum2,440 cu ft/s (69 m3/s)

Lights Creek is a 19-mile (31 km) long stream in Plumas County, California and is a tributary of Indian Creek, part of the Feather River watershed.

The creek begins in the Diamond Mountains, near the border of Plumas and Lassen County. It flows in a south-southwesterly direction through a high mountain valley in the Plumas National Forest. About two-thirds of the way down from its source, it enters the North Arm of Indian Valley, which is used for farming and ranching. It joins Indian Creek on the right bank about a mile (1.6 km) north of Taylorsville.