Red Bank Creek

Red Bank Creek
Old Red Bank Creek Bridge at Red Bluff
Country United States
State California
Cities Red Bank, Red Bluff
Source California Coast Ranges
 - elevation 5,201 ft (1,585 m)
 - coordinates 40°03′44″N 122°44′01″W / 40.06222°N 122.73361°W / 40.06222; -122.73361 [1]
Mouth Sacramento River
 - elevation 256 ft (78 m)
 - coordinates 40°09′10″N 122°12′19″W / 40.15278°N 122.20528°W / 40.15278; -122.20528Coordinates: 40°09′10″N 122°12′19″W / 40.15278°N 122.20528°W / 40.15278; -122.20528 [1]
Length 39 mi (63 km) [1]
Basin 116.3 sq mi (301 km2) [2]
Discharge for near Red Bluff
 - average 49 cu ft/s (1 m3/s) [3]
 - max 9,730 cu ft/s (276 m3/s)
 - min 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
Location of Red Bank Creek in California

Red Bank Creek is a major stream in Tehama County, California and a tributary of the Sacramento River. About 39 miles (63 km) long,[1] it originates in the foothills of the Coast Ranges, near the boundary of the Mendocino National Forest, and flows east across the Sacramento Valley to join the Sacramento River near Red Bluff. Red Bank Creek, like the other streams draining this part of the western Sacramento Valley, is a highly seasonal stream that flows only during the winter and spring.[4]

The creek was named for the reddish character of its clay banks.[5] The creek has also been known as Red Bluff Creek, Redbank Creek and Baranca Colorada (Spanish for "red canyon").[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Red Bank Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  2. ↑ "Tehama West Watershed Management Plan" (PDF). Resource Conservation District of Tehama County. August 2008. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  3. ↑ "USGS Gage #11378800 on Red Bank Creek near Red Bluff, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1959–1982. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  4. ↑ "Tehama West Watershed". Sacramento River Watershed Program. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  5. ↑ "Place Names" (PDF). Tehama County Department of Education. p. 45. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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