Black Butte River

The Black Butte River is located in the Mendocino National Forest of northern California in Lake, Glenn and Mendocino counties. It is a tributary to the Middle Eel River and flows northward for 24 miles from its headwaters near Round Mountain to the confluence with the Middle Eel River. The Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act of 2006 added 21 miles of the Black Butte River (and a tributary Cold Creek) to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, of which 17.5 miles are Wild status and 3.5 miles are Scenic. [ [http://www.rivers.gov/wsr-black-butte.html National Wild and Scenic Rivers System Official website.] ]

Whitewater rafting and fishing are popular on the river and forest service campgrounds are nearby at Plaskett Lakes. West of Plaskett Lakes is Black Butte with an elevation of 7,440 feet.

ee also

List of rivers in California

References

External links

[http://www.rivers.gov/information.html Rivers.gov. information page with search engine]

[http://cacreeks.com/blk-btte.htm California Creekin' page on Black Butte River whitewater rafting.]