Wheatfield Fork Gualala River
The Wheatfield Fork Gualala River is a 35.1-mile-long (56.5 km) 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
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Habitat and pollution
As of 2000, the Wheatfield Fork and all its major tributaries supported steelhead trout.
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.
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.
See also
References
- ^ 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.
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