- Atascadero Creek
Geobox|River
name = Atascadero Creek
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category =stream
etymology = Spanish
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country =United States
state =California
region = Sonoma County
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city =Graton, California
city1 =Sebastopol, California
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source = English Hill
source_location = convert|3|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on southwest ofSebastopol, California
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source_elevation_imperial = 825
source_lat_d = 38 | source_lat_m = 20 | source_lat_s = 50 | source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 122 | source_long_m = 51 | source_long_s = 48 | source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note = Gnis|218443|Atascadero Creek]
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mouth = Green Valley Creek
mouth_location = convert|2|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on northwest ofGraton, California
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mouth_elevation_imperial = 89
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mouth_lat_d = 38 | mouth_lat_m = 26 | mouth_lat_s = 54 | mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 122 | mouth_long_m = 53 | mouth_long_s = 13 | mouth_long_EW = W
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footnotes =Atascadero Creek is a north-flowing
stream inSonoma County, California ,USA which empties intoGreen Valley Creek .Course
Atascadero Creek springs from the north flank of English Hill, just north of Burnside Road, about convert|3|mi|km|0|lk=on southwest of
Sebastopol, California . It descends to the north, flowing under Barnett Valley Road, Watertrough Road, and Bodega Highway. It continues north throughRagle Ranch Regional Park in the city ofSebastopol, California , then crosses Mill Station Road, Occidental Road, Graton Road, and Green Valley Road to enter Green Valley Creek about convert|2|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on northwest ofGraton, California .Habitat and pollution
As of 2000, Atascadero Creek and its major tributaries supported
steelhead trout and California freshwater shrimp. [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=2008-02-15]References
External links
* [http://www.atascaderogreenvalleywatershed.net/ Atascadero/Green Valley Watershed Council]
* [http://coastalwatersheds.ca.gov/Portals/1/Watersheds/NorthCoast/RussianRiver/docs/Guerneville/Atascadero_1995_tgm.pdf 1995 stream survey]ee also
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List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
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