Redwood Creek (Marin County)

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Coordinates: 37°51′35″N 122°34′40″W / 37.85972, -122.57778
Redwood Creek
stream
Country United States
State California
Region Marin County
Source
 - coordinates 37°54′14″N 122°35′22″W / 37.90389, -122.58944 [1]
Mouth Pacific Ocean
 - location Muir Beach, California
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m)
 - coordinates 37°51′35″N 122°34′40″W / 37.85972, -122.57778 [1]
Basin 7 sq mi (18 km²)

Redwood Creek is a short but significant stream in Marin County, California. It drains a 7-square mile (18 km²) watershed which includes the Muir Woods National Monument, and reaches the Pacific Ocean north of the Golden Gate at Muir Beach. It provides a critical spawning and rearing habitat for coho salmon, coastal cutthroat and steelhead trout, both of them threatened species.

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[edit] Bridges

Redwood Creek is spanned by several bridges:[2]

  • at Muir Woods Road 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of State Route 1, a concrete continuous slab built in 1958
  • at milepost 6.02 on State Route 1, a concrete culvert built in 1926 and reconstructed in 1970
  • at Pacific Way, 0.09 miles (140 m) south of State Route 1, concrete span built in 1956
  • at Muir Woods Road 2.0 miles (3.2 km) north of State Route 1, a concrete tee beam built in 1946

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b USGS GNIS: Redwood Creek
  2. ^ National Bridge Inventory Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-17.

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[edit] See also

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