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'''Carneros Creek''' is a south by southeastward flowing [[stream]] originating in the southernmost [[Mayacamas Mountains]], in [[Napa County, California]]. It is the southernmost tributary to the [[Napa River]], entering {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} north of [[San Pablo Bay]] and {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of the town of [[Napa, California|Napa]].<ref name=Beagle>{{cite thesis |
'''Carneros Creek''' is a south by southeastward flowing [[stream]] originating in the southernmost [[Mayacamas Mountains]], in [[Napa County, California]]. It is the southernmost tributary to the [[Napa River]], entering {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} north of [[San Pablo Bay]] and {{convert|5|mi|km}} south of the town of [[Napa, California|Napa]].<ref name=Beagle>{{cite thesis|title=Creating an Anticipatory Management Plan for Carneros Creek, Napa CA |author=Julia Rubens Beagle |publisher=University of California, Berkeley |date=2010 |pages=27 |url=https://sunsite.berkeley.edu/WRCA/restoration/pdfs/Beagle_MS.pdf |accessdate=2012-10-08 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053234/https://sunsite.berkeley.edu/WRCA/restoration/pdfs/Beagle_MS.pdf |archivedate=2013-09-21 |df= }}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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==Watershed== |
==Watershed== |
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The Carneros Creek official mainstem is {{convert|9.8|mi|km}} long.<ref name=NHD/><ref name=gnis/> This third order stream has a rectangular drainage basin area of {{convert|8.9|sqmi|km2}}. The highest elevation in the watershed is {{convert|1,660|ft|m}} above mean sea level, dropping to sea level at its confluence with the Napa River. The lowest {{convert|1,640|ft|m}} of the creek is confined within flood levees.<ref>{{cite report |
The Carneros Creek official mainstem is {{convert|9.8|mi|km}} long.<ref name=NHD/><ref name=gnis/> This third order stream has a rectangular drainage basin area of {{convert|8.9|sqmi|km2}}. The highest elevation in the watershed is {{convert|1,660|ft|m}} above mean sea level, dropping to sea level at its confluence with the Napa River. The lowest {{convert|1,640|ft|m}} of the creek is confined within flood levees.<ref>{{cite report|title=Channel Geomorphology Assessment: A component of the watershed management plan for the Carneros Creek watershed, Napa County, California. A Technical Report of the Regional Watershed Program, SFEI Contribution 67 |authors=Pearce, S., O’Connor, M., McKee, L., and Jones, B. |year=2003 |publisher=San Francisco Estuary Institute |location=Oakland, California |url=http://www.napawaterresources.org/docManager/351/Carneros%20Geomorph%20FinalTechReport.pdf |accessdate=2012-10-09 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==Ecology== |
==Ecology== |
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Carneros Creek is an [[anadromous]] [[Steelhead trout]] (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') stream. Because these trout spend two years in freshwater before returning to the sea, only the perennial middle reach of the creek hosts trout year-round (between Old Sonoma Road and extending upstream about {{convert|4.2|mi|km}} where the channel goes dry in summer and fall).<ref>{{cite report |
Carneros Creek is an [[anadromous]] [[Steelhead trout]] (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') stream. Because these trout spend two years in freshwater before returning to the sea, only the perennial middle reach of the creek hosts trout year-round (between Old Sonoma Road and extending upstream about {{convert|4.2|mi|km}} where the channel goes dry in summer and fall).<ref>{{cite report|title=Fish Habitat Assessment |author=Jonathan Koehler |date=2003-04-01 |url=http://www.napawaterresources.org/docManager/354/Carneros%20Fish%20Hab_Report.pdf |accessdate=2012-10-09 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[http://museumca.org/creeks/1950-RescNapa.html Oakland Museum Creek Map of Napa River Watershed] |
*[http://museumca.org/creeks/1950-RescNapa.html Oakland Museum Creek Map of Napa River Watershed] |
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*[http://www.napawaterresources.org/Content/10031/Carneros_Creek_Watershed_Assessment_and_Management_Plan.html Carneros Creek Watershed Assessment and Management Plan ] |
*[http://www.napawaterresources.org/Content/10031/Carneros_Creek_Watershed_Assessment_and_Management_Plan.html Carneros Creek Watershed Assessment and Management Plan ]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
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[[Category:Rivers of Napa County, California]] |
[[Category:Rivers of Napa County, California]] |
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Revision as of 22:41, 15 November 2016
Carneros Creek is a south by southeastward flowing stream originating in the southernmost Mayacamas Mountains, in Napa County, California. It is the southernmost tributary to the Napa River, entering 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of San Pablo Bay and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the town of Napa.[1]
History
A Mexican land grant named Los Carneros, which is Spanish for "sheep", dates to 1836 (Rancho Rincon de los Carneros) in what is now Napa County.[2] Rancho Rincon de los Carneros, extending northeast from Carneros Creek to the Napa River, was granted to Nicolas Higuera around this time. Higuera also received Rancho Entre Napa, contiguous to the north along the creek. Carneros Creek forms the northeast border of the 1841 Mexican land grant Rancho Huichica which includes most of the Carneros region and Huichica Creek which is west of and parallel to Carneros Creek. Rancho Huichica was granted to Jacob P. Leese the first American pioneer to build a house in San Francisco. In the next year, Antonio Ortega, the Administrator of Mission San Francisco Solano, was granted a large rancho from Napa to Yountville. This area, which extended to Carneros Creek, above Higuera’s grant, was later granted to Salvador Vallejo.[3]
Watershed
The Carneros Creek official mainstem is 9.8 miles (15.8 km) long.[4][5] This third order stream has a rectangular drainage basin area of 8.9 square miles (23 km2). The highest elevation in the watershed is 1,660 feet (510 m) above mean sea level, dropping to sea level at its confluence with the Napa River. The lowest 1,640 feet (500 m) of the creek is confined within flood levees.[6]
Ecology
Carneros Creek is an anadromous Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) stream. Because these trout spend two years in freshwater before returning to the sea, only the perennial middle reach of the creek hosts trout year-round (between Old Sonoma Road and extending upstream about 4.2 miles (6.8 km) where the channel goes dry in summer and fall).[7]
See also
References
- ^ Julia Rubens Beagle (2010). Creating an Anticipatory Management Plan for Carneros Creek, Napa CA (PDF) (Thesis). University of California, Berkeley. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
{{cite thesis}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Erwin Gudde. California Geographic Names. p. 67. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
- ^ Ecological, Geomorphic, and Land Use History of Carneros Creek Watershed: A component of the watershed management plan for the Carneros Creek watershed, Napa County, California. A Technical Report of the Regional Watershed Program, SFEI Contribution 70 (PDF) (Report). Oakland, California: San Francisco Estuary Institute. 2004. p. 48. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
{{cite report}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ Cite error: The named reference
NHDwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
gniswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Channel Geomorphology Assessment: A component of the watershed management plan for the Carneros Creek watershed, Napa County, California. A Technical Report of the Regional Watershed Program, SFEI Contribution 67 (PDF) (Report). Oakland, California: San Francisco Estuary Institute. 2003. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
{{cite report}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help)[permanent dead link] - ^ Jonathan Koehler (2003-04-01). Fish Habitat Assessment (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 2012-10-09.[permanent dead link]