Sausal Creek

Geobox|River
name = Sausal Creek
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country = United States
state = California
region = Alameda County
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city = Oakland, California
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source = Shephard Creek
source_location = near Shepherd Canyon Road
source_region = Oakland | source_country =
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source_lat_d = 37 | source_lat_m = 50 | source_lat_s = 1 | source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 122 | source_long_m = 11 | source_long_s = 27 | source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note = gnis|232958|Shephard Creek]
source1 = Palo Seco Creek
source1_location = near Joaquin Miller Road | source1_region = Joaquin Miller Park | source1_country =
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source1_lat_d = 37 | source1_lat_m = 48 | source1_lat_s = 33 | source1_lat_NS = N
source1_long_d = 122 | source1_long_m = 10 | source1_long_s = 31 | source1_long_EW = W
source1_coordinates_note = gnis|230277|Palo Seco Creek]
source_confluence =
source_confluence_location = Dimond Park | source_confluence_region = Oakland
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source_confluence_elevation_imperial = 453
source_confluence_lat_d = 37 | source_confluence_lat_m = 49 | source_confluence_lat_s = 8 | source_confluence_lat_NS = N
source_confluence_long_d = 122 | source_confluence_long_m = 12 | source_confluence_long_s = 21 | source_confluence_long_EW = W
source_confluence_coordinates_note = gnis|232602|Sausal Creek]
mouth = culvert to San Francisco Bay
mouth_location = near Derby Avenue
mouth_region = Oakland | mouth_country =
mouth_elevation_imperial = 49
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mouth_lat_d = 37 | mouth_lat_m = 46 | mouth_lat_s = 45 | mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 122 | mouth_long_m = 13 | mouth_long_s = 38 | mouth_long_EW = W
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Sausal Creek is one of the principal watercourses in Oakland, California. The north fork of the creek, also known as Shepherd Creek or Shephard Creek, begins in the hills above Oakland, running down Shepherd Canyon. The south fork, also known as Palo Seco Creek, also begins in the hills, and runs down Palo Seco Canyon to a confluence with the north fork in the linear valley where the Montclair district is situated. The creek then cuts through the shutter ridge which defines the linear valley (formed by the Hayward Fault), and runs down to the flatlands through Dimond Canyon. It then runs southwest through the San Antonio district to empty into the Oakland Estuary. The creek is mostly open in the hills section, and runs in culverts as it approaches the bay.

The creek derives its name from the Spanish word for willow grove ("sausal"). Native arroyo willows were once common along its banks. Efforts are underway to restore the willows and the creek itself.

ee also

* List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
* San Leandro Creek
* Temescal Creek

References

External links

* [http://www.sausalcreek.org Friends of Sausal Creek]