Dry Creek (American River)
- Dry Creek (American River)
Dry Creek is a stream in Placer County and Sacramento County, California, USA, tributary to the American River. Its watershed lies within the Sacramento Valley [ [http://www.drycreekconservancy.org "Dry Creek Conservancy"] conservation organization] . Because suburban development borders much of its length, the stream is noted for its capacity to cause local flooding and as a recreational attraction.
Route of Dry Creek
The Dry Creek watershed headwaters are in western Placer County. Below the confluence of Secret Ravine, Miners Ravine, and Linda Creeks, in Roseville, Dry Creek flows westward past a wastewater treatment plant to the Sacramento County line. After crossing into Sacramento County it flows through Gibson Ranch County Park and through the communities of Robla and Rio Linda.
Environmental conditions in the Roseville area
Historically Dry Creek and its tributaries have supported a Anadromous fish. [ [http://www.bren.ucsb.edu/research/documents/fish_brief.pdf "Assessment of Stressors on Fall-Run Chinook Salmon in Secret Ravine "] ] In the Dry Creek watershed four insecticides (DDT, aldrin, heptachlor, and dieldrin, were used extensively for soil insect control between 1945 and 1965; ["Environmental Site Assessment for Assessor's Parcel Numbers 472-170-26, 472-170-18, 472-170-01, and 472-170-23 on Cirby Way, Roseville, California", Earth Metrics Rpt. 10357, November 30, 1989] ; certain residues of these chemical persist in upper soils of some of the upper Dry Creek watershed. In addition there have been instances of subsurface fuel releases.fact|date=November 2007
ee also
*Anadromous
References
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