Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
| 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°N 123.14528°W [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°N 123.41583°WCoordinates: 38°42′5″N 123°24′57″W / 38.70139°N 123.41583°W [1] |
The Wheatfield Fork Gualala River is a 35.1-mile-long (56.5 km)[2] stream in the mountains of western Sonoma County, California which empties into the South Fork Gualala River just east of Sea Ranch, California.
Course
Tributaries include:
- Fuller Creek
- Haupt Creek
- Tobacco Creek
- Elk Creek
- House Creek
- Wolf Creek
- Tombs Creek
Habitat and pollution
As of 2000, the Wheatfield Fork and all its major tributaries supported steelhead trout.[3]
Bridges
The Wheatfield Fork is spanned by a 572-foot (174 m) bridge at Annapolis Road about 1.7 mi (3 km) east of State Route 1. The bridge was built in 1974.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
- ↑ Cox, Bill (2000). "Major Streams in Sonoma County" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- ↑ "National Bridge Inventory Database". Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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