Maacama Creek

Maacama Creek

Geobox|River
name = Maacama Creek
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other_name =
category = stream
etymology = Wappo language
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country = United States
state = California
region = Sonoma County
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municipality =
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tributary_left = Redwood Creek
tributary_left1 = Franz Creek
tributary_right =
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river =
source = McDonnell Creek
source_location = Pine Mountain, convert|12|mi|km|-1|lk=on|abbr=on northeast of Healdsburg, California
source_region = | source_country =
source_elevation_imperial = 3360
source_lat_d = 38 | source_lat_m = 44 | source_lat_s = 15 | source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 122 | source_long_m = 43 | source_long_s = 40 | source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note =Gnis|228350|McDonnell Creek]
source1 = Briggs Creek
source1_location = north shoulder of Mount Saint Helena
source1_region = | source1_country =
source1_elevation_imperial = 2630
source1_lat_d = 38 | source1_lat_m = 42 | source1_lat_s = 23 | source1_lat_NS = N
source1_long_d = 122 | source1_long_m = 39 | source1_long_s = 45 | source1_long_EW = W
source1_coordinates_note =Gnis|219834|Briggs Creek]
source_confluence = confluence
source_confluence_location = convert|8|mi|km|-1|lk=on|abbr=on northeast of Healdsburg, California
source_confluence_region = | source_confluence_country =
source_confluence_elevation_imperial = 300
source_confluence_lat_d = 38 | source_confluence_lat_m = 40 | source_confluence_lat_s = 28 | source_confluence_lat_NS = N
source_confluence_long_d = 122 | source_confluence_long_m = 44 | source_confluence_long_s = 36 | source_confluence_long_EW = W
source_confluence_coordinates_note =Gnis|227883|Maacama Creek]
mouth = Russian River
mouth_location = convert|4|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on east of Healdsburg, California
mouth_region = | mouth_country =
mouth_elevation_imperial = 141
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mouth_lat_d = 38 | mouth_lat_m = 36 | mouth_lat_s = 50 | mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 122 | mouth_long_m = 47 | mouth_long_s = 1 | mouth_long_EW = W
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length_imperial = 8
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length_note = from confluence to mouth
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Maacama Creek is a stream in northern Sonoma County, California, U.S.A. which empties into the Russian River near the city of Healdsburg.

Course

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 convert|0.7|mi|km|1|lk=on|abbr=on 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 convert|0.7|mi|km|1|abbr=on to enter the Russian River about convert|4|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on east of Healdsburg.

History

Habitat and pollution

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. [cite web|url=http://www.krisweb.com/biblio/marinsonoma_cdfg_cox_2000_streamsofsonoma.pdf|year=2000|first=Bill|last=Cox|title=Major Streams in Sonoma County|accessdate=2007-12-04]

Bridges

Two bridges span Maacama Creek: The Chalk Hill Road bridge is a convert|170|ft|m|0|adj=on|lk=on|abbr=on concrete arch built in 1915, and State Route 128 crosses the creek at milepost 17.25 on a convert|147|ft|m|0|lk=on|abbr=on concrete continuous tee beam built in 1931.cite web|url=http://nationalbridges.com/|title=National Bridge Inventory Database]

References

ee also

*List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area


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