| Bear Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Bear Creek in California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Sonoma County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 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[1] |
| Mouth | Sonoma Creek |
• location | 2 mi (3 km) northeast of Kenwood, California |
• coordinates | 38°26′35″N 122°31′56″W / 38.44306°N 122.53222°W[1] |
• elevation | 643 ft (196 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.8 mi (4.5 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.
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Transcription
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
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 10, 2011
- ^ Cox, Bill (2000). "Major Streams in Sonoma County" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-12-04.
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