Susan River (California)
| Susan River | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Pam Sewim (Northeast Maidu) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Lassen County |
| Cities | Susanville, Johnstonville, Litchfield |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Caribou Lake |
| • location | 11 miles west of Norvell in the Lassen National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California |
| • coordinates | 40°30′10″N 121°09′51″W / 40.50278°N 121.16417°W |
| • elevation | 6,571 ft (2,003 m) |
| Mouth | Honey Lake |
• coordinates | 40°20′11″N 120°15′27″W / 40.33639°N 120.25750°W |
• elevation | 3,993 ft (1,217 m) |
| Length | 67 mi (108 km) |
| Basin size | 1,170 sq mi (3,000 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Susanville, 20 mi (32 km) from the mouth |
| • average | 88 cu ft/s (2.5 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.6 cu ft/s (0.017 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 5,850 cu ft/s (166 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Piute Creek, Willow Creek |
The Susan River (Northeast Maidu: Pam Sewim, bush creek) is a northeastern California river of approximately 67 miles (108 km) length that drains from an arid plateau of volcanic highlands along the Great Basin Divide to intermittent Honey Lake. The river flows from eastern Lassen County from east of Lassen Volcanic National Park generally east past Susanville and emerging into a ranching valley to enter the north end of Honey Lake. Along with Fredonyer Pass, the Susan River is the northern boundary of the Sierra Nevada.