THE PLUMAS LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Sacramento/Feather Riverine Alluvium setting.
Plumas Lake CDP has 11.8 square miles of land in Yuba County. Its Census reference point is in Sacramento/Feather Riverine Alluvium, within Central California Valley.
The Sacramento and San Joaquin river systems occupy broad sediment-filled basins, with fans and terraces toward the valley margins. These nearly level landscapes contrast with California's surrounding hills and mountains.
Regional context: Central California Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Plumas Lake and Yuba County
Plumas Lake is associated with Yuba County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Plumas Lake by land and water
The Census records 0.34 square miles of water within Plumas Lake, or 2.8% of its total area. It is 1 percentage points higher than the 1.9% recorded for Yuba County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Plumas Lake CDP has 1.8 times the land area of nearby Rio Oso CDP (6.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

