Bear Creek (Sonoma Creek tributary)

Bear Creek is a 2.8-mile-long (4.5 km)[2] stream in eastern Sonoma County, California, United States, a tributary of Sonoma Creek.

Bear Creek
Bear Creek (Sonoma Creek tributary) is located in California
Bear Creek (Sonoma Creek tributary)
Location of the mouth of Bear Creek in California
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSonoma County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location4 mi (6 km) southwest of St. Helena, California
 • coordinates38°27′53″N 122°30′22″W / 38.46472°N 122.50611°W / 38.46472; -122.50611[1]
MouthSonoma Creek
 • location
2 mi (3 km) northeast of Kenwood, California
 • coordinates
38°26′35″N 122°31′56″W / 38.44306°N 122.53222°W / 38.44306; -122.53222[1]
 • elevation
643 ft (196 m)[1]
Length2.8 mi (4.5 km)

Course

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The stream originates near the Sonoma–Napa county line, about 0.6 miles (1.0 km) north of the northern Bald Mountain summit. It descends first to the west and then to the south, emptying into Sonoma Creek just west of Sugarloaf Ridge State Park.

Habitat and pollution

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As of 2000, Bear Creek supported steelhead trout.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 10, 2011
  3. ^ Cox, Bill (2000). "Major Streams in Sonoma County" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-12-04.