Bear Creek (Sonoma Creek tributary) explained

Bear Creek
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Bear Creek in California
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:California
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Sonoma County
Length:2.8miles
Source1 Location:40NaN0 southwest of St. Helena, California
Source1 Coordinates:38.4647°N -122.5061°W
Mouth:Sonoma Creek
Mouth Location:20NaN0 northeast of Kenwood, California
Mouth Coordinates:38.4431°N -122.5322°W
Mouth Elevation:643feet

Bear Creek is a 2.8adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] stream in eastern Sonoma County, California, United States, a tributary of Sonoma Creek.

Course

The stream originates near the Sonoma–Napa county line, about 0.6miles north of the northern Bald Mountain summit. It descends first to the west and then to the south, emptying into Sonoma Creek just west of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park.

Habitat and pollution

As of 2000, Bear Creek supported steelhead trout.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 10, 2011
  2. Web site: Major Streams in Sonoma County. 2000. Bill. Cox. 2007-12-04.