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==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|974|sqmi}}, of {{convert|16|sqmi}} (1.6%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 28, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> The county is drained by [[Middle Yuba River|Middle]] and [[South Yuba River]]s.<ref>{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Nevada (county)|display=Nevada. II. A N. E. county of California}}</ref> The western part of the county is defined by the course of several rivers and the irregular boundaries of adjoining counties. When the county was created, the founders wanted to include access to the [[First Transcontinental Railroad (North America)|transcontinental railroad]], so a rectangular section was added that includes the railroad town of [[Truckee, California|Truckee]]. Nevada County is one of four counties in the United States to border a state with which it shares the same name (the other three counties are [[Texas County, Oklahoma]]; [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania]]; and [[Ohio County, West Virginia]]). ===Ecology=== The county has substantial areas of forest, grassland, [[savanna]], [[riparian]] area, and other [[ecosystem]]s. Forests include both coniferous- and oak-dominated woodland types. Also, numerous understory forbs and wildflowers occur, including the yellow mariposa lily (''[[Calochortus luteus]]'').<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=97686 ''Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004094242/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=97686 |date=October 4, 2011 }}</ref> ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Sierra County, California|Sierra County]] - north * [[Washoe County, Nevada]] - east * [[Placer County, California|Placer County]] - south * [[Yuba County, California|Yuba County]] - west ===National protected areas=== * [[Tahoe National Forest]] (part) * [[Toiyabe National Forest]] (part) ===Climate=== {{Weather box |location = Grass Valley, California, 1991β2020 normals, extremes 1966βpresent |single line = Yes |Jan record high F = 77 |Feb record high F = 81 |Mar record high F = 82 |Apr record high F = 88 |May record high F = 99 |Jun record high F = 102 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 108 |Sep record high F = 108 |Oct record high F = 97 |Nov record high F = 87 |Dec record high F = 80 |Jan avg record high F = 67.0 |Feb avg record high F = 69.1 |Mar avg record high F = 72.6 |Apr avg record high F = 79.0 |May avg record high F = 85.8 |Jun avg record high F = 93.9 |Jul avg record high F = 97.8 |Aug avg record high F = 96.9 |Sep avg record high F = 93.9 |Oct avg record high F = 85.9 |Nov avg record high F = 75.3 |Dec avg record high F = 66.3 |year avg record high F = 99.8 |Jan high F = 53.6 |Feb high F = 54.9 |Mar high F = 57.9 |Apr high F = 62.7 |May high F = 70.8 |Jun high F = 80.2 |Jul high F = 88.0 |Aug high F = 87.4 |Sep high F = 82.3 |Oct high F = 72.1 |Nov high F = 59.8 |Dec high F = 52.6 |year high F = |Jan mean F = 43.4 |Feb mean F = 44.5 |Mar mean F = 47.5 |Apr mean F = 51.3 |May mean F = 58.8 |Jun mean F = 66.4 |Jul mean F = 73.1 |Aug mean F = 72.1 |Sep mean F = 67.2 |Oct mean F = 58.2 |Nov mean F = 48.4 |Dec mean F = 42.6 |year mean F = |Jan low F = 33.1 |Feb low F = 34.2 |Mar low F = 37.0 |Apr low F = 40.0 |May low F = 46.8 |Jun low F = 52.6 |Jul low F = 58.2 |Aug low F = 56.8 |Sep low F = 52.1 |Oct low F = 44.2 |Nov low F = 37.1 |Dec low F = 32.6 |year low F = |Jan avg record low F = 24.4 |Feb avg record low F = 26.0 |Mar avg record low F = 28.1 |Apr avg record low F = 30.4 |May avg record low F = 36.9 |Jun avg record low F = 43.3 |Jul avg record low F = 50.8 |Aug avg record low F = 50.3 |Sep avg record low F = 43.7 |Oct avg record low F = 34.9 |Nov avg record low F = 28.0 |Dec avg record low F = 23.7 |year avg record low F = 21.7 |Jan record low F = 10 |Feb record low F = 9 |Mar record low F = 19 |Apr record low F = 20 |May record low F = 22 |Jun record low F = 28 |Jul record low F = 35 |Aug record low F = 41 |Sep record low F = 25 |Oct record low F = 25 |Nov record low F = 19 |Dec record low F = 3 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 9.30 |Feb precipitation inch = 8.98 |Mar precipitation inch = 8.16 |Apr precipitation inch = 4.43 |May precipitation inch = 2.48 |Jun precipitation inch = 0.74 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.00 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.11 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.44 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.56 |Nov precipitation inch = 5.52 |Dec precipitation inch = 10.48 |year precipitation inch = 53.20 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 12.8 |Feb precipitation days = 11.7 |Mar precipitation days = 12.2 |Apr precipitation days = 8.5 |May precipitation days = 5.9 |Jun precipitation days = 2.7 |Jul precipitation days = 0.2 |Aug precipitation days = 0.8 |Sep precipitation days = 1.6 |Oct precipitation days = 4.4 |Nov precipitation days = 8.4 |Dec precipitation days = 12.3 |Jan snow inch = 0.7 |Feb snow inch = 3.0 |Mar snow inch = 3.0 |Apr snow inch = 0.5 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.0 |Nov snow inch = 0.2 |Dec snow inch = 1.2 |year snow inch = |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 0.3 |Feb snow days = 1.0 |Mar snow days = 1.0 |Apr snow days = 0.3 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.0 |Nov snow days = 0.1 |Dec snow days = 0.3 |year snow days = 3.0 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAAGrassValley> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00043573&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access β Station: Grass Valley #2, CA |access-date = May 8, 2023 }} </ref> |source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData> {{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=sto |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data β NWS Sacramento |access-date = May 8, 2023 }} </ref> }} {{Weather box|width=60% |single line = y |location = Soda Springs, California, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1913–1959 |Jan record high F = 61 |Feb record high F = 65 |Mar record high F = 64 |Apr record high F = 72 |May record high F = 79 |Jun record high F = 88 |Jul record high F = 91 |Aug record high F = 88 |Sep record high F = 92 |Oct record high F = 78 |Nov record high F = 72 |Dec record high F = 67 |Jan avg record high F = 52.9 |Feb avg record high F = 54.0 |Mar avg record high F = 57.7 |Apr avg record high F = 63.7 |May avg record high F = 71.2 |Jun avg record high F = 79.3 |Jul avg record high F = 84.5 |Aug avg record high F = 83.0 |Sep avg record high F = 80.3 |Oct avg record high F = 73.0 |Nov avg record high F = 64.5 |Dec avg record high F = 58.0 |year avg record high F = 85.9 |Jan high F = 36.9 |Feb high F = 39.2 |Mar high F = 42.9 |Apr high F = 49.5 |May high F = 55.9 |Jun high F = 64.4 |Jul high F = 73.8 |Aug high F = 73.4 |Sep high F = 68.3 |Oct high F = 57.9 |Nov high F = 47.5 |Dec high F = 40.7 |year high F = |Jan mean F = 24.9 |Feb mean F = 26.5 |Mar mean F = 30.0 |Apr mean F = 36.7 |May mean F = 43.1 |Jun mean F = 51.1 |Jul mean F = 59.0 |Aug mean F = 57.7 |Sep mean F = 53.4 |Oct mean F = 44.8 |Nov mean F = 35.0 |Dec mean F = 28.1 |year mean F = |Jan low F = 12.6 |Feb low F = 13.6 |Mar low F = 17.1 |Apr low F = 23.9 |May low F = 30.3 |Jun low F = 37.8 |Jul low F = 44.2 |Aug low F = 42.0 |Sep low F = 37.9 |Oct low F = 31.0 |Nov low F = 22.0 |Dec low F = 15.3 |year low F = |Jan avg record low F = -6.7 |Feb avg record low F = -7.3 |Mar avg record low F = -1.7 |Apr avg record low F = 9.3 |May avg record low F = 19.4 |Jun avg record low F = 28.4 |Jul avg record low F = 36.8 |Aug avg record low F = 34.9 |Sep avg record low F = 27.8 |Oct avg record low F = 19.7 |Nov avg record low F = 6.1 |Dec avg record low F = -4.3 |year avg record low F = -11.9 |Jan record low F = -24 |Feb record low F = -28 |Mar record low F = -20 |Apr record low F = -10 |May record low F = 2 |Jun record low F = 21 |Jul record low F = 23 |Aug record low F = 24 |Sep record low F = 20 |Oct record low F = 6 |Nov record low F = -6 |Dec record low F = -17 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 13.16 |Feb precipitation inch = 12.26 |Mar precipitation inch = 12.14 |Apr precipitation inch = 6.99 |May precipitation inch = 4.74 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.57 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.43 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.45 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.99 |Oct precipitation inch = 3.89 |Nov precipitation inch = 7.57 |Dec precipitation inch = 14.35 |year precipitation inch = |Jan snow inch = 73.0 |Feb snow inch = 84.2 |Mar snow inch = 105.7 |Apr snow inch = 41.2 |May snow inch = 15.6 |Jun snow inch = 1.8 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 1.5 |Oct snow inch = 9.9 |Nov snow inch = 42.8 |Dec snow inch = 69.3 |year snow inch = 445.0 |Jan snow depth inch = 74 |Feb snow depth inch = 90 |Mar snow depth inch = 108 |Apr snow depth inch = 90 |May snow depth inch = 46 |Jun snow depth inch = 15 |Jul snow depth inch = 0 |Aug snow depth inch = 0 |Sep snow depth inch = 1 |Oct snow depth inch = 6 |Nov snow depth inch = 17 |Dec snow depth inch = 49 |year snow depth inch = 118 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 12.2 |Feb precipitation days = 11.6 |Mar precipitation days = 15.9 |Apr precipitation days = 11.2 |May precipitation days = 10.8 |Jun precipitation days = 5.5 |Jul precipitation days = 1.8 |Aug precipitation days = 2.8 |Sep precipitation days = 3.8 |Oct precipitation days = 5.9 |Nov precipitation days = 9.3 |Dec precipitation days = 14.1 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 10.0 |Feb snow days = 10.6 |Mar snow days = 13.5 |Apr snow days = 7.7 |May snow days = 3.6 |Jun snow days = 0.7 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.6 |Oct snow days = 1.8 |Nov snow days = 6.7 |Dec snow days = 11.5 |source 2 = NOAA<ref name = NOAASodaSprings> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=US1CAPC0001&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access - Station: Soda Springs 1.5 SSW, CA |access-date = October 12, 2022 }} </ref> }} {{Weather box |location = Truckee, California (Truckee Ranger Station), 1991β2020 normals, extremes 1904β2009 |single line = Yes |Jan record high F = 64 |Feb record high F = 68 |Mar record high F = 73 |Apr record high F = 83 |May record high F = 92 |Jun record high F = 94 |Jul record high F = 100 |Aug record high F = 101 |Sep record high F = 95 |Oct record high F = 87 |Nov record high F = 82 |Dec record high F = 66 |Jan avg record high F = 52.9 |Feb avg record high F = 55.0 |Mar avg record high F = 60.6 |Apr avg record high F = 68.9 |May avg record high F = 78.8 |Jun avg record high F = 86.8 |Jul avg record high F = 91.9 |Aug avg record high F = 91.1 |Sep avg record high F = 86.2 |Oct avg record high F = 77.7 |Nov avg record high F = 65.9 |Dec avg record high F = 55.0 |year avg record high F = 94.1 |Jan high F = 41.8 |Feb high F = 44.5 |Mar high F = 49.6 |Apr high F = 54.8 |May high F = 64.3 |Jun high F = 74.8 |Jul high F = 83.8 |Aug high F = 83.8 |Sep high F = 76.2 |Oct high F = 64.6 |Nov high F = 50.9 |Dec high F = 40.5 |year high F = |Jan mean F = 28.9 |Feb mean F = 31.1 |Mar mean F = 35.4 |Apr mean F = 40.0 |May mean F = 47.8 |Jun mean F = 55.3 |Jul mean F = 62.6 |Aug mean F = 62.1 |Sep mean F = 55.2 |Oct mean F = 46.0 |Nov mean F = 36.0 |Dec mean F = 27.8 |year mean F = |Jan low F = 16.1 |Feb low F = 17.6 |Mar low F = 21.2 |Apr low F = 25.2 |May low F = 31.4 |Jun low F = 35.8 |Jul low F = 41.4 |Aug low F = 40.3 |Sep low F = 34.1 |Oct low F = 27.5 |Nov low F = 21.2 |Dec low F = 15.0 |year low F = |Jan avg record low F = -4.1 |Feb avg record low F = -1.7 |Mar avg record low F = 4.5 |Apr avg record low F = 14.7 |May avg record low F = 22.2 |Jun avg record low F = 27.2 |Jul avg record low F = 31.9 |Aug avg record low F = 31.2 |Sep avg record low F = 25.9 |Oct avg record low F = 18.9 |Nov avg record low F = 7.2 |Dec avg record low F = -0.9 |year avg record low F = -8.9 |Jan record low F = -28 |Feb record low F = -23 |Mar record low F = -18 |Apr record low F = 1 |May record low F = 6 |Jun record low F = 18 |Jul record low F = 15 |Aug record low F = 20 |Sep record low F = 16 |Oct record low F = 4 |Nov record low F = -14 |Dec record low F = -22 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 5.68 |Feb precipitation inch = 5.09 |Mar precipitation inch = 4.46 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.13 |May precipitation inch = 1.49 |Jun precipitation inch = 0.57 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.26 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.53 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.63 |Oct precipitation inch = 1.77 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.81 |Dec precipitation inch = 5.15 |year precipitation inch = |Jan snow inch = 43.6 |Feb snow inch = 47.9 |Mar snow inch = 32.2 |Apr snow inch = 18.5 |May snow inch = 4.1 |Jun snow inch = 0.9 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.5 |Oct snow inch = 2.8 |Nov snow inch = 11.9 |Dec snow inch = 44.2 |year snow inch = |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 11.9 |Feb precipitation days = 11.0 |Mar precipitation days = 10.0 |Apr precipitation days = 9.4 |May precipitation days = 7.3 |Jun precipitation days = 3.2 |Jul precipitation days = 1.9 |Aug precipitation days = 2.0 |Sep precipitation days = 2.8 |Oct precipitation days = 4.9 |Nov precipitation days = 7.7 |Dec precipitation days = 11.6 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 8.7 |Feb snow days = 8.1 |Mar snow days = 6.8 |Apr snow days = 5.4 |May snow days = 1.6 |Jun snow days = 0.3 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.2 |Oct snow days = 1.2 |Nov snow days = 3.7 |Dec snow days = 7.8 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00049043&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access |access-date = September 17, 2022 }} </ref> |source 2 = WRCC (mean maxima and minima 1904β2009)<ref name = WRCC> {{cite web |url = https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca9043 |publisher = Western Regional Climate Center |title = Period of Record Monthly Climate Summary |access-date = September 17, 2022 }} </ref> }} {{Weather box |location = Bowman Dam, California (5400 feet) |single line = Yes |Jan record high F = 75 |Feb record high F = 78 |Mar record high F = 83 |Apr record high F = 88 |May record high F = 93 |Jun record high F = 100 |Jul record high F = 102 |Aug record high F = 99 |Sep record high F = 98 |Oct record high F = 90 |Nov record high F = 82 |Dec record high F = 72 |Jan avg record high F = 60 |Feb avg record high F = 62 |Mar avg record high F = 65 |Apr avg record high F = 72 |May avg record high F = 79 |Jun avg record high F = 86 |Jul avg record high F = 91 |Aug avg record high F = 91 |Sep avg record high F = 88 |Oct avg record high F = 80 |Nov avg record high F = 69 |Dec avg record high F = 59 |year avg record high F = 92 |Jan high F = 46.6 |Feb high F = 47.6 |Mar high F = 49.9 |Apr high F = 56.1 |May high F = 64.0 |Jun high F = 73.5 |Jul high F = 81.6 |Aug high F = 81.9 |Sep high F = 76.3 |Oct high F = 65.5 |Nov high F = 53.1 |Dec high F = 45.8 |year high F = |Jan mean F = 37.0 |Feb mean F = 37.1 |Mar mean F = 39.1 |Apr mean F = 43.9 |May mean F = 51.3 |Jun mean F = 60.0 |Jul mean F = 67.3 |Aug mean F = 67.5 |Sep mean F = 62.6 |Oct mean F = 53.2 |Nov mean F = 42.8 |Dec mean F = 36.7 |year mean F = |Jan low F = 27.3 |Feb low F = 26.5 |Mar low F = 28.2 |Apr low F = 31.7 |May low F = 38.3 |Jun low F = 46.4 |Jul low F = 53.0 |Aug low F = 53.1 |Sep low F = 48.9 |Oct low F = 41.0 |Nov low F = 32.6 |Dec low F = 27.6 |year low F = |Jan avg record low F = 14 |Feb avg record low F = 15 |Mar avg record low F = 18 |Apr avg record low F = 21 |May avg record low F = 28 |Jun avg record low F = 34 |Jul avg record low F = 44 |Aug avg record low F = 44 |Sep avg record low F = 38 |Oct avg record low F = 30 |Nov avg record low F = 22 |Dec avg record low F = 16 |year avg record low F = 9 |Jan record low F = -3 |Feb record low F = -2 |Mar record low F = 4 |Apr record low F = 7 |May record low F = 12 |Jun record low F = 25 |Jul record low F = 32 |Aug record low F = 30 |Sep record low F = 21 |Oct record low F = 18 |Nov record low F = 11 |Dec record low F = 0 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 11.91 |Feb precipitation inch = 10.94 |Mar precipitation inch = 9.60 |Apr precipitation inch = 4.85 |May precipitation inch = 3.30 |Jun precipitation inch = 1.20 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.19 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.37 |Sep precipitation inch = 1.00 |Oct precipitation inch = 4.04 |Nov precipitation inch = 7.89 |Dec precipitation inch = 10.47 |year precipitation inch = |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 12.8 |Feb precipitation days = 11.7 |Mar precipitation days = 12.2 |Apr precipitation days = 8.5 |May precipitation days = 5.9 |Jun precipitation days = 2.7 |Jul precipitation days = 0.2 |Aug precipitation days = 0.8 |Sep precipitation days = 1.6 |Oct precipitation days = 4.4 |Nov precipitation days = 8.4 |Dec precipitation days = 12.3 |Jan snow inch = 40.9 |Feb snow inch = 41.7 |Mar snow inch = 42.2 |Apr snow inch = 17.1 |May snow inch = 3.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 1.5 |Nov snow inch = 16.1 |Dec snow inch = 36.0 |year snow inch = |source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAABowmanDam> {{cite web |url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access β Station: Bowman Dam, Ca |access-date = May 8, 2023 }} </ref> }}
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