Wheatfield Fork Gualala River

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.

Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
Location of the mouth in California
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSonoma County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 ⁃ location8 mi (10 km) southwest of Cloverdale, California
 ⁃ coordinates38°44′53″N 123°8′43″W[1]
 ⁃ elevation1,700 ft (520 m)
MouthSouth Fork Gualala River
 ⁃ location
east of Sea Ranch, California
 ⁃ coordinates
38°42′5″N 123°24′57″W[1]
 ⁃ elevation
59 ft (18 m)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 ⁃ leftHouse Creek

Course

Tributaries include:

  • Fuller Creek
  • Haupt Creek
  • Tobacco Creek
  • Elk Creek
  • House Creek
  • Wolf Creek
  • Tombs Creek

History

Habitat and pollution

As of 2000, the Wheatfield Fork and all its major tributaries supported steelhead trout.[3]

Recreational paddling

After a significant amount of rainfall, the Wheatfield Fork has enough water for kayaking. It contains a 9.3 mile class 1 wilderness section, an 8.7 mile class 1 section near a road, and a steeper class 2+ section. [4]

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.[5]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
  3. Cox, Bill (2000). "Major Streams in Sonoma County" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-12-04.
  4. California Creeks article on paddling the Gaulala river, retrieved 2019-10-17
  5. "National Bridge Inventory Database". Retrieved 2008-01-31.


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