Waterman Creek
Waterman Creek is a 3.0-mile-long (4.8 km)[2] southward-flowing stream in southern San Mateo County, California. Rising near Big Basin Way and the Santa Cruz County line, it empties into Pescadero Creek.[3]
Waterman Creek | |
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Location of the mouth within California | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | San Mateo County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Santa Cruz Mountains |
• location | 7 miles (11 km) west of Saratoga, California |
• coordinates | 37°14′47″N 122°9′15″W |
Mouth | Pescadero Creek |
• location | 7 miles (11 km) north of Boulder Creek, California |
• coordinates | 37°12′52″N 122°10′33″W |
• elevation | 643 ft (196 m) |
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In 2008, a conservation organization awarded $32,000 to the San Mateo County Farm Bureau to fund removal of a 12-foot (3.7 m) high, 100-year-old log dam that was preventing steelhead from accessing potential spawning grounds in the upper reaches of the creek.[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waterman Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011
- USGS, 09-20-07
- "American Rivers and NOAA Award $310,000 to Restore Rivers and Improve Fish Passage". Retrieved 2009-08-14.
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