Atascadero Creek (Sonoma County, California)
| Atascadero Creek | |
| stream | |
| Name origin: Spanish | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | California |
| Region | Sonoma County |
| Cities | Graton, California, Sebastopol, California |
| Source | English Hill |
| - location | 3 mi (5 km) southwest of Sebastopol, California |
| - elevation | 825 ft (251 m) |
| - coordinates | 38°20′50″N 122°51′48″W / 38.34722°N 122.86333°W [1] |
| Mouth | Green Valley Creek |
| - location | 2 mi (3 km) northwest of Graton, California |
| - elevation | 89 ft (27 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | 38°26′54″N 122°53′13″W / 38.44833°N 122.88694°WCoordinates: 38°26′54″N 122°53′13″W / 38.44833°N 122.88694°W [1] |
Atascadero Creek is an 8.8-mile-long (14.2 km)[2] north-flowing stream in Sonoma County, California, USA, which empties into Green Valley Creek.
Course
Atascadero Creek springs from the north flank of English Hill, just north of Burnside Road, about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of Sebastopol. It descends to the north, flowing under Barnett Valley Road, Watertrough Road, and Bodega Highway. It continues north through Ragle Ranch Regional Park in the city of Sebastopol,[3] then crosses Mill Station Road, Occidental Road, Graton Road, and Green Valley Road to enter Green Valley Creek about 2 mi (3 km) northwest of Graton.[4]
Habitat and pollution
As of 2000, Atascadero Creek and its major tributaries supported steelhead trout and California freshwater shrimp.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Atascadero Creek
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
- ↑ "Ragle Ranch Regional Park". County of Sonoma. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ Camp Meeker (Map). 1:24000. 7.5-minute (in English). United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ Cox, Bill (2000). "Major Streams in Sonoma County". Retrieved 2008-02-15.