Quaternary Fault and Fold Database of the United States

As of January 12, 2017, the USGS maintains a limited number of metadata fields that characterize the Quaternary faults and folds of the United States. For the most up-to-date information, please refer to the interactive fault map.

Archived report (descriptions no longer maintained)

Battle Creek fault zone (Class A) No. 20

Last Review Date: 2017-07-01

County(s) and State(s)	SHASTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA TEHAMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Physiographic province(s)	PACIFIC BORDER CASCADE-SIERRA MOUNTAINS
Reliability of location	Good Compiled at 1:62,500 scale.
Length (km)	km.
Average strike
Sense of movement	Normal
Dip
Historic earthquake
Most recent prehistoric deformation	late Quaternary (<130 ka)
Slip-rate category	Between 0.2 and 1.0 mm/yr
References	Helley, E.J., Harwood, D.S., Barker, J.A., and Griffin, E.A., 1981, Geologic map of the Battle Creek fault zone and adjacent parts of the northern Sacramento Valley, California: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF‑1298, 12 p., 1 plate, scale 1:62,500. Jennings, C.W., 1994, Fault activity map of California and adjacent areas, with locations of recent volcanic eruptions: California Division of Mines and Geology Geologic Data Map 6, 92 p., 2 pls., scale 1:750,000. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1986, Geologic and seismologic investigation Black Butte Lake, Stony Creek, California: 87 p. (unpublished).