Denniston Creek
Groundwater
In the headwaters reach, high on Montara Mountain, coarse grained decomposed granite overlies heavily fractured granitic based bedrock aquifers. This upper pocket groundwater complex feeds down-basin alluvial fan deposits on the coastal plain. These alluvial fans exhibit some characteristics of a confined aquifer, but also respond to pressure and recharge from precipitation.
Mouth
At the mouth of Denniston Creek, the stream cuts through a gently sloping marine terrace plain of alluvium. In a 1980s biological survey, sightings of the endangered San Francisco garter snake were made. Denniston Creek is within the domain of the San Mateo County Local Coastal Plan
See also
37°30′14″N 122°29′13″W / 37.50383°N 122.486922°W
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 15, 2011
- ^ "Balance Hydrodgeologics Inc.,San Mateo County Mid-Coast Aquifers: Literature Review, prepared for San Mateo county Board of Supervisors (2002)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
- ^ Geoconsultants Inc., Annual report 1988-1989: Groundwater Resources, Half Moon Bay, California, prepared for the city of Half Moon Bay (1989)
- ^ Earth Metrics Inc., Arroyo de en Medio mouth survey, Miramar, California, prepared for the County of San Mateo (1989)
- ^ County of San Mateo Local Coastal Plan, San Mateo County Planning Department (1988)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Denniston Creek
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