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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Harry L. Englebright Lake and Englebright Dam.
Harry L. Englebright Lake
Lake
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Englebright Lake is an 815 acre reservoir on the Yuba River, impounded by Englebright Dam, in the Sierra Nevada, Northern California, United States. The reservoir stores 45,000 acre feet of water with nearly 24 miles of shoreline. Harry L. Englebright Lake is situated 2 miles north of China Ditch.
Englebright Dam
Dam
Photo: Philm555, Public domain.
Englebright Dam is a 280 ft high variable radius concrete arch dam on the Yuba River in the Sacramento River Basin, located in Yuba and Nevada counties of California, United States. Englebright Dam is situated 1½ miles north of China Ditch.
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
Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. 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
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Latitude
39.21767° or 39° 13′ 4″ northLongitude
-121.26329° or 121° 15′ 48″ westElevation
1,004 feet (306 metres)Open location code
84FW6P9P+3MGeoNames ID
5336439
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