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This article is about the unincorporated place in Butte County formerly called Mountain House. For other uses, see Mountain House, California. For the tributary of Santa Rosa Creek, see Brush Creek (Sonoma County, California).

Brush Creek (formerly, Mountain Cottage and Mountain House)[1] is an unincorporated community near Oroville in Butte County, California, United States. It lies at the east end of State Route 162, just beyond the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area. It lies at an elevation of 3,540 feet (1,079 m). A post office operated at Brush Creek from 1856 until 1916, having moved once in 1902.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Brush Creek, California
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) 49.9
(9.9) 		51.5
(10.8) 		55.0
(12.8) 		59.9
(15.5) 		68.7
(20.4) 		78.2
(25.7) 		86.6
(30.3) 		86.3
(30.2) 		81.3
(27.4) 		69.8
(21.0) 		56.5
(13.6) 		48.9
(9.4) 		66.0
(18.9)
Daily mean °F (°C) 41.9
(5.5) 		42.6
(5.9) 		45.3
(7.4) 		49.1
(9.5) 		56.9
(13.8) 		65.3
(18.5) 		72.7
(22.6) 		72.7
(22.6) 		67.6
(19.8) 		58.0
(14.4) 		47.3
(8.5) 		41.2
(5.1) 		55.1
(12.8)
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) 33.8
(1.0) 		33.7
(0.9) 		35.6
(2.0) 		38.3
(3.5) 		45.1
(7.3) 		52.3
(11.3) 		58.9
(14.9) 		57.9
(14.4) 		53.9
(12.2) 		46.0
(7.8) 		38.1
(3.4) 		33.3
(0.7) 		43.9
(6.6)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 13.44
(341) 		12.37
(314) 		10.31
(262) 		5.71
(145) 		3.35
(85) 		0.90
(23) 		0.10
(2.5) 		0.17
(4.3) 		0.79
(20) 		3.55
(90) 		8.82
(224) 		14.68
(373) 		74.19
(1,883.8)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 12.2
(31) 		11.3
(29) 		9.0
(23) 		2.2
(5.6) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		2.0
(5.1) 		7.0
(18) 		43.7
(111.7)
Source: NOAA[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Brush Creek, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 201. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 23, 2023.

39°41′26″N 121°20′21″W / 39.69056°N 121.33917°W / 39.69056; -121.33917


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