| Maacama Creek | |
| Name Etymology: | Wappo language |
| Pushpin Map: | USA California |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Maacama Creek in California |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | California |
| Subdivision Type3: | Region |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sonoma County |
| Length: | 8milesfrom confluence to mouth |
| Source1: | McDonnell Creek |
| Source1 Location: | Pine Mountain, 12-1NaN-1 northeast of Healdsburg, California |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.7375°N -122.7278°W |
| Source1 Elevation: | 3360feet |
| Source2: | Briggs Creek |
| Source2 Location: | north shoulder of Mount Saint Helena |
| Source2 Coordinates: | 38.7064°N -122.6625°W |
| Source2 Elevation: | 2630feet |
| Source Confluence: | confluence |
| Source Confluence Location: | 8-1NaN-1 northeast of Healdsburg, California |
| Source Confluence Coordinates: | 38.6744°N -122.7433°W |
| Source Confluence Elevation: | 300feet |
| Mouth: | Russian River |
| Mouth Location: | 40NaN0 east of Healdsburg, California |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.6139°N -122.7836°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 141feet |
| Tributaries Left: | Redwood Creek, Franz Creek |
Maacama Creek is a 7.3adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] stream in northern Sonoma County, California, U.S.A., which empties into the Russian River near the city of Healdsburg.
Maacama Creek begins at the confluence of McDonnell Creek and Briggs Creek near Peter Hill in the Mayacamas Mountains. From there, it flows south, paralleling Briggs Ranch Road almost to State Route 128, where it turns westward. It parallels the highway for about 0.7miles before passing under to meet Redwood Creek. Upon entering the Alexander Valley, it turns southward again and parallels Chalk Hill Road until it meets Franz Creek. It then flows west another 0.71miles to enter the Russian River about 4miles east of Healdsburg.
As of 2000, Maacama Creek and all its major tributaries all supported steelhead trout. Franz Creek also harbored California freshwater shrimp, and Redwood Creek and Maacama Creek hosted coho salmon.[2]
Two bridges span Maacama Creek: The Chalk Hill Road bridge is a 1700NaN0 concrete arch built in 1915, and State Route 128 crosses the creek at milepost 17.25 on a 1470NaN0 concrete continuous tee beam built in 1931.[3]