- elevation 299 ft (91 m) Basin area 155.4 km² | Length 32 km Basin area 155.4 km² | |
- left Truitt Creek, Little Sulphur Creek - right Hot Springs Creek, Cobb Creek, Squaw Creek, Frasier Creek - location north of Cloverdale, California | ||
Big Sulphur Creek is a westward-flowing stream in northern Sonoma County, California, U.S.A. which springs from The Geysers in the Mayacamas Mountains and runs 20 miles (32 km) to empty into the Russian River.
Contents
- Map of Big Sulphur Creek California USA
- CourseEdit
- WatershedEdit
- Habitat and pollutionEdit
- BridgesEdit
- References
Map of Big Sulphur Creek, California, USA
CourseEdit
The creek originates on Pine Mountain in the Geysers area, near the Lake County line. It descends to the west, passing north of Sheepskin Rock. North of Mercuryville, it meets Geysers Road, which it parallels the rest of the way to the City of Cloverdale. After Hot Springs Creek and Cobb Creek enter from the right, Big Sulphur Creek passes Geysers Resort and Eagle Rock. Then Truitt Creek enters from the left, Squaw Creek and Frasier Creek enter from the right, and Little Sulphur Creek enters from the left. Big Sulphur Creek emerges into the northern end of Alexander Valley and empties into the Russian River 2 miles (3 km) north of Cloverdale.
WatershedEdit
The creek's drainage basin covers about 60 square miles (160 km2) in the Mayacamas Mountains in northern Sonoma County.
Habitat and pollutionEdit
When surveyed in 1973, Big Sulphur Creek supported snakes, salamanders, frogs, many kinds of fish (both steelhead and rainbow trout, Sacramento squawfish, suckers and roach), flies (trichoptera, diptera, hemiptera, plecoptera and odonata), and aquatic plants (sedges, cattails, and algae).
As of 2000, the creek and two of its tributaries (Little Sulphur Creek and Squaw Creek) still supported steelhead trout.
BridgesEdit
Big Sulphur Creek is spanned by two bridges: