Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
| Wheatfield Fork Gualala River | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth in California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Sonoma County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | 8 mi (10 km) southwest of Cloverdale, California |
| • coordinates | 38°44′53″N 123°8′43″W / 38.74806°N 123.14528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,700 ft (520 m) |
| Mouth | South Fork Gualala River |
• location | east of Sea Ranch, California |
• coordinates | 38°42′5″N 123°24′57″W / 38.70139°N 123.41583°W[1] |
• elevation | 59 ft (18 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | House Creek |
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.
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
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011
- ^ Cox, Bill (2000). "Major Streams in Sonoma County" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-12-04.
- ^ California Creeks article on paddling the Gaulala river, retrieved 2019-10-17
- ^ "National Bridge Inventory Database". Retrieved 2008-01-31.