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Lynch Creek

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- elevation
  
1,950 ft (594 m)

Length
  
11 km

Mouth
  
Petaluma River

Cities
  
Petaluma

- elevation
  
30 ft (9 m)

Source
  
Sonoma Mountain

Country
  
United States of America

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- location
  
7 mi (11 km) north of Petaluma, California

- location
  
north of Petaluma, California

Similar
  
Adobe Creek, Sonoma Mountain, Copeland Creek, Shollenberger Park, Crane Creek

First descent lynch creek petaluma river


Lynch Creek is a 7.1-mile-long (11.4 km) stream in Sonoma County, California, United States which discharges into the Petaluma River.

Contents

Map of Lynch Creek, Petaluma, CA, USA

CourseEdit

Lynch Creek rises on the west flank of Sonoma Mountain and descends initially to the west. It flows under Sonoma Mountain Road, then turns southward and roughly parallels Lynch Road for about a mile (2 km). Just north of Adobe Road, it crosses under Sonoma Mountain Road again. After crossing Adobe Road, it flows through Rooster Run Golf Club and enters suburban Petaluma, where it flows southwestward. It crosses Sonoma Mountain Parkway and Maria Drive and follows the western edge of Lucchesi Park to North McDowell Boulevard. From the south side of the Boulevard, it continues southward, passing under U.S. 101 at Sonoma County milepost 5.19 to feed into the Petaluma River near Jess Avenue.

BridgesEdit

Lynch Creek is spanned by several bridges, including:

  • at U.S. Route 101, a pair of 79-foot (24 m) concrete continuous slabs built in 1955,
  • at Sonoma Mountain Road 0.35 miles (0.6 km) northwest of Adobe Road, a 62-foot (19 m) prestressed concrete tee beam built in 1984, and
  • at Adobe Road 3.2 miles (5 km) south of Petaluma Hill Road, a 60-foot (18 m) steel bridge built in 1950 and reconstructed in 1963.
  • References

    Lynch Creek Wikipedia