Red Bank Creek

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] Old Red Bank Creek Bridge at Red Bluff was built by the Pacific Bridge Company in 1894[5]

Not to be confused with Redbank Creek (Pennsylvania).
Red Bank Creek
Old Red Bank Creek Bridge at Red Bluff
Location of Red Bank Creek in California
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CitiesRed Bank, Red Bluff
Physical characteristics
SourceCalifornia Coast Ranges
 • coordinates40°03′44″N 122°44′01″W[1]
 • elevation5,201 ft (1,585 m)
MouthSacramento River
 • coordinates
40°09′10″N 122°12′19″W[1]
 • elevation
256 ft (78 m)
Length39 mi (63 km)[1]
Basin size116.3 sq mi (301 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Red Bluff[3]
 • average49 cu ft/s (1.4 m3/s)[3]
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum9,730 cu ft/s (276 m3/s)

The creek was named for the reddish character of its clay banks.[6] The creek has also been known as Red Bluff Creek, Redbank Creek and Baranca Colorada (Spanish for "red canyon").[1]

See also

References
  1. "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. HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD RED BANK CREEK BRIDGE
  6. "Place Names" (PDF). Tehama County Department of Education. p. 45. Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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