Alder Springs, Glenn County, California

Alder Springs (formerly, Oriental) is a set of springs and an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California.[1][2] It is located 10.5 miles (17 km) west-northwest of Elk Creek,[3] at an elevation of 4455 feet (1358 m).[1]

Alder Springs
Unincorporated community
Alder Springs
Location in California
Alder Springs
Alder Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°39′04″N 122°43′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyGlenn County
Elevation
[1]
4,455 ft (1,358 m)

The Oriental post office opened in 1888, changed its name to Alder Springs in 1917, and closed for good in 1940.[3]

Alder Springs is the location of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Valley View Conservation Camp. This fire camp of approximately 115 inmates operates under a joint agreement of the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.[4]

The Berkeley Seismology Laboratory of the University of California, Berkeley has strong motion sensor for detecting seismic activity here in addition to a short period sensor operated by the California Department of Water Resources. There is also a nearby National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather station.[5]

References

[4] [5]

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alder Springs, Glenn County, California
  2. Waring 1915, p. 359.
  3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 184. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  4. "Valley View Conservation Camp #34". California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  5. "GASB - Alder Springs, CA, USA". Berkeley Seismological Laboratory. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

Reference bibliography
  • Waring, Gerald Ashley (1915). Springs of California. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper. Vol. 338. U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/wsp338.


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