Windsor Creek

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Windsor Creek
stream
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Country United States
State California
Region Sonoma County
Tributaries
 - leftPool Creek
City Windsor, California
Source
 - location5 mi (8 km) southeast of Healdsburg, California
 - coordinates 38°35′26″N122°47′38″W / 38.59056°N 122.79389°W / 38.59056; -122.79389   [1]
Mouth Mark West Creek
 - location3 mi (5 km) northeast of Forestville
 - coordinates 38°29′48″N122°50′58″W / 38.49667°N 122.84944°W / 38.49667; -122.84944 Coordinates: 38°29′48″N122°50′58″W / 38.49667°N 122.84944°W / 38.49667; -122.84944   [1]
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Location of the mouth in California

Windsor Creek is an 8.8-mile-long (14.2 km) [2] southward-flowing stream in Sonoma County, California, United States, which rises near Healdsburg, California and feeds into Mark West Creek west of the Sonoma County Airport. Its waters reach the Pacific Ocean by way of the Russian River.

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.

Healdsburg, California City in California, United States

Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County, in California's Wine Country. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 11,254. Healdsburg is a small tourist-oriented town in northern Sonoma County. Due to its three most important wine-producing regions, Healdsburg has been continuously awarded one of the top 10 small towns in America and is home to three of the top wineries in the United States.

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Course

Windsor Creek rises about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Healdsburg. It descends southward into the town of Windsor, paralleling Brooks Road to Hiram Lewis Park. It parallels Brooks Road South to U.S. Route 101, crossing under the freeway at milepost 29.5. It continues southwest through farmland to a confluence with Pool Creek east of Pratt Road. From there, it flows south to empty into Mark West Creek about 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Forestville.

Windsor, California Town in California in the United States

Windsor is an incorporated town in Sonoma County, California, United States. The town is 9 miles north of Santa Rosa and 63 miles north of San Francisco. The population was 26,801 as of the 2010 census.

U.S. Route 101 highway in the United States

U.S. Route 101, or U.S. Highway 101 (US 101) is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that runs through the states of California, Oregon, and Washington, on the West Coast of the United States. It is also known as El Camino Real where its route along the southern and central California coast approximates the old trail which linked the Spanish missions, pueblos, and presidios. It merges at some points with California State Route 1 (SR 1).

Agricultural land land used for agricultural purposes

Agricultural land is typically land devoted to agriculture, the systematic and controlled use of other forms of life—particularly the rearing of livestock and production of crops—to produce food for humans. It is thus generally synonymous with both farmland or cropland, as well as pasture or rangeland.

Watershed

The watershed is about 25 square miles, with a maximum elevation of about 800 feet and a minimum elevation of about 50 feet. The creek is seasonal and is generally dry during the summer months. With increased urbanization in the Windsor area, some parts of the creek retain water in isolated pools through the summer, due to runoff from sprinklers and other urban sources. [3]

Pollution

The Community Clean Water Institute (CCWI) monitors pollutants in Windsor Creek and other Sonoma County streams. Their sampling showed that Windsor creek exceeded the North Coast Basin Plan Objectives for conductivity and dissolved oxygen in 2006. [4] CCWI has also issued alerts for nitrates in Windsor Creek. [5]

Bridges

Windsor Creek is crossed by at least five bridges: [6]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Windsor Creek
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
  3. ↑ "Section 4.4, Surface Water Hydrology, Incremental Recycled Water Program Draft EIR" (PDF). City of Santa Rosa. May 2003. p. 11. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Annual Report 2006" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Community Clean Water Institute" . Retrieved 2008-06-12.
  6. ↑ "National Bridge Inventory Database".
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