Wheatfield Fork Gualala River

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Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
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Location of the mouth in California
Location
Country United States
State California
Region Sonoma County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - location8 mi (10 km) southwest of Cloverdale, California
 - coordinates 38°44′53″N123°8′43″W / 38.74806°N 123.14528°W / 38.74806; -123.14528 [1]
 - elevation1,700 ft (520 m)
Mouth South Fork Gualala River
 - location
east of Sea Ranch, California
 - coordinates
38°42′5″N123°24′57″W / 38.70139°N 123.41583°W / 38.70139; -123.41583 Coordinates: 38°42′5″N123°24′57″W / 38.70139°N 123.41583°W / 38.70139; -123.41583 [1]
 - elevation
59 ft (18 m) [1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 - left House Creek

The Wheatfield Fork Gualala River is a 35.1-mile-long (56.5 km) [2] stream in the mountains of western Sonoma County, California which empties into the South Fork Gualala River just east of Sea Ranch, California.

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

Sonoma County, California County in California, United States

Sonoma County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 483,878. Its county seat and largest city is Santa Rosa. It is to the north of Marin County and the south of Mendocino County. It is west of Napa County and Lake County.

Gualala River river in California

The Gualala River is a river on the northern coast of California. Most of the river is in Sonoma County, but a portion is in Mendocino County. The headwaters of the 40-mile-long (64 km) river are high in the Coast Range, and it empties into the Pacific Ocean. For its last few miles, it forms the boundary between Sonoma County and Mendocino County.

Contents

Course

Tributaries include:

House Creek (California) stream in California

House Creek is a 12.3-mile-long (19.8 km) stream in the mountains of western Sonoma County, California which empties into the Wheatfield Fork Gualala River.

History

Habitat and pollution

As of 2000, the Wheatfield Fork and all its major tributaries supported steelhead trout. [3]

Bridges

The Wheatfield Fork is spanned by a 572-foot (174 m) bridge at Annapolis Road about 1.7 mi (3 km) east of State Route 1. The bridge was built in 1974. [4]

California State Route 1 highway in California

California State Route 1 (SR 1) is a major north–south state highway that runs along most of the Pacific coastline of the U.S. state of California. At a total of just over 659 miles (1,061 km), it is the longest state route in California. SR 1 has several portions designated as either Pacific Coast Highway (PCH), Cabrillo Highway, Shoreline Highway, or Coast Highway. Its southern terminus is at Interstate 5 (I-5) near Dana Point in Orange County and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 101 (US 101) near Leggett in Mendocino County. SR 1 also at times runs concurrently with US 101, most notably through a 54-mile (87 km) stretch in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, and across the Golden Gate Bridge.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
  3. Cox, Bill (2000). "Major Streams in Sonoma County" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  4. "National Bridge Inventory Database" . Retrieved 2008-01-31.