Milliken Creek

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Milliken Creek
Country United States
State California
Region Napa County
Watershed 11.3 sq mi (29 km²) [1]
Source Foss Valley
 - location 5 mi (8 km) east of Yountville
 - coordinates 38°25′23″N 122°17′11″W / 38.42306, -122.28639 [2]
 - elevation 1,850 ft (564 m) [2]
Mouth Napa River
 - location Napa, California
 - coordinates 38°19′0″N 122°16′37″W / 38.31667, -122.27694 [2]
 - elevation 10 ft (3 m)

Milliken Creek is a stream in Napa County, California that is tributary to the Napa River.[3] There are approximately 7,300 acres (3,000 ha) in this watershed, of which 90 acres (36 ha) are developed as vinyards.[1] Milliken Creek rises on the western slopes of the east side of the Napa Valley and flows through the Silverado Country Club property. Much of this watershed property had once been part of the Mexican land grant called Rancho Yajome, which had been granted to the Mexican General Mariano G. Vallejo. Most of this watershed was wilderness area to at least 1869, and thereafter the lower watershed was begun to be developed as pasture and grazing agricultural uses. In an 1989 stream survey by Earth Metrics, the steelhead fishery was found to be robust up to and including the Silverado Country Club.[4]

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  1. ^ a b Napa Valley vineyard areas by watershed
  2. ^ a b c USGS GNIS: Milliken Creek
  3. ^ Napa Quadrangle, 7.5 Minute Series, U.S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington DC
  4. ^ Earth Metrics Incorporated, "Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Silverado Country Club, Napa County, California", May, 1989

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