Atascadero Creek

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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 of Sebastopol, 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
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mouth = Green Valley Creek
mouth_location = convert|2|mi|km|0|lk=on|abbr=on northwest of Graton, California
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mouth_elevation_imperial = 89
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Atascadero Creek is a north-flowing stream in Sonoma County, California, USA which empties into Green 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 through Ragle Ranch Regional Park in the city of Sebastopol, 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 of Graton, 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

* List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area