Cascade Creek (San Anselmo Creek tributary) explained

Cascade Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:California
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Marin County
Subdivision Type5:City
Subdivision Name5:Fairfax
Source1:White Hill, Marin Hills
Source1 Coordinates:37.9936°N -122.6289°W
Source1 Elevation:1060feet
Mouth:San Anselmo Creek
Mouth Location:Fairfax, California
Mouth Coordinates:37.9814°N -122.6197°W
Mouth Elevation:230feet

Cascade Creek is a stream that flows south then southeast from its source on White Hill to its confluence with San Anselmo Creek just west of Fairfax in Marin County, California.

Ecology

Although short on water by late summer, fisheries ecologist Dr. Alice Rich considered Cascade Creek to have the best Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) habitat in the Corte Madera Creek watershed.[1] However, Cascade Falls presents an impassable barrier to steelhead spawning migrations. Rich also noted that Cascade Creek's steep gradient and low flow conditions were not suitable rearing habitat for juvenile trout, the latter typically spending a year in freshwater before outmigrating to San Francisco Bay.

Rich documented several anecdotal records for the occurrence of Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in tributaries of Corte Madera Creek, including Cascade Creek.[1] According to Leidy, suitable habitat for coho salmon is present in Cascade Creek and most other Corte Madera Creek tributaries.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Fishery Resources Conditions of the Corte Madera Creek Watershed, Marin County, California . Alice A. Rich . Friends of Corte Madera Creek Watershed . 2000-11-10 . 2011-05-15 .
  2. Historical Status of Coho Salmon in Streams of the Urbanized San Francisco Estuary, California . Robert A. Leidy . Gordon Becker . Brett N. Harvey . California Fish and Game . 2005 . 2011-05-23 .