Bear Creek (Sonoma Creek tributary)

Bear Creek
stream
Country United States
State California
Region Sonoma County
Source
 - location 4 mi (6 km) southwest of St. Helena, California
 - coordinates 38°27′53″N 122°30′22″W / 38.46472°N 122.50611°W / 38.46472; -122.50611 [1]
Mouth Sonoma Creek
 - location 2 mi (3 km) northeast of Kenwood, California
 - elevation 643 ft (196 m) [1]
 - coordinates 38°26′35″N 122°31′56″W / 38.44306°N 122.53222°W / 38.44306; -122.53222Coordinates: 38°26′35″N 122°31′56″W / 38.44306°N 122.53222°W / 38.44306; -122.53222 [1]
Length 2.8 mi (5 km)

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.

Course

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

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

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 10, 2011
  3. ↑ Cox, Bill (2000). "Major Streams in Sonoma County" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-12-04.


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