Wheatfield Fork Gualala River

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 38°42′5″N 123°24′57″W / 38.70139, -123.41583
Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
stream
Country United States
State California
Region Sonoma County
Tributaries
 - left House Creek
Source
 - location 8 mi (10 km) southwest of Cloverdale, California
 - elevation 1,700 ft (518 m)
 - coordinates 38°44′53″N 123°8′43″W / 38.74806, -123.14528 [1]
Mouth South Fork Gualala River
 - location east of Sea Ranch, California
 - elevation 59 ft (18 m) [1]
 - coordinates 38°42′5″N 123°24′57″W / 38.70139, -123.41583 [1]

The Wheatfield Fork Gualala River is a stream in the mountains of western Sonoma County, California which empties into the South Fork Gualala River just east of Sea Ranch, California.

Contents

[edit] Course

Tributaries include:

  • Fuller Creek
  • Haupt Creek
  • Tobacco Creek
  • Elk Creek
  • House Creek
  • Wolf Creek
  • Tombs Creek

[edit] History

[edit] Habitat and pollution

As of 2000, the Wheatfield Fork and all its major tributaries all supported steelhead trout.[2]

[edit] Bridges

The Wheatfield Fork is spanned by a 572-foot (174 m) bridge at Anapolis Road about 1.7 mi (3 km) east of State Route 1. Tbe bridge was built in 1974.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c USGS GNIS: Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
  2. ^ Cox, Bill (2000). Major Streams in Sonoma County. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
  3. ^ National Bridge Inventory Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] See also

 This Sonoma County, California-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.