China Ditch
China Ditch is a canal in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. China Ditch is situated nearby to the hamlet Mooney Flat, as well as near Sucker Flat.Places of Interest
Highlights include Englebright Dam.
Englebright Dam
Dam
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mooney Flat and Smartsville.
Mooney Flat
Hamlet
Mooney Flat was an important mining and transportation hub in western Nevada County, California, just east of the Yuba County line. It was situated on modern Mooney Flat Road, about 1 mile north of modern Highway 20, at an elevation of about 800 ft.
Smartsville
Hamlet
Smartsville is a census-designated place in Yuba County, California, United States, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is one of the many historic towns in California's gold country, and is today a California Historical Landmark. Smartsville is situated 2 miles west of China Ditch.
Timbuctoo
Hamlet
Timbuctoo is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California, United States. It lies northwest of Smartsville, at an elevation of 397 feet. Timbuctoo is situated 3 miles west of China Ditch.
China Ditch
- Type: Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.21767° or 39° 13′ 4″ north
Longitude
-121.26329° or 121° 15′ 48″ west
Elevation
1,004 feet (306 metres)
Open location code
84FW6P9P+3M
GeoNames ID
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