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fish propagation. Steelhead were found to be present during the
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In 2004, the Sonoma County
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Where Nunns Canyon Road terminates, Calabazas Creek enters into a 1,290 acre (5.2 km) open space
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1961 Stream Survey and Hand-drawn Map: Calabazas Creek, Sonoma County
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occur near the creek and its tributary elements, including the
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1003:"Calabazas Creek Open Space Preserve Resource Management Plan"
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not far below the Earth's surface, a massive period of
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Location of the mouth of Calabazas Creek in California
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790:List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
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909:. University of California Press. p. C-47
434:Calabazas Creek historically hosted a robust
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955:Historic Bridges of Sonoma County, California
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411:One of Sonoma County's oldest stone arch
942:United States Department of the Interior
515:era, precipitated by the combination of
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29:Calabazas Creek (Santa Clara County)
1295:Rivers of Sonoma County, California
933:Geographic Names Information System
642:Calabazas Creek Open Space Preserve
595:and turns southward, passing under
176:4 mi (6 km) northeast of
882:. Word Dancer Press. p. 610.
711:. Common animals observed include
404:The site was home to the ranch of
34:River in California, United States
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938:United States Geological Survey
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462:are not limiting factors for
152:Physical characteristics
739:are seen. There is abundant
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224: • elevation
1310:Tributaries of Sonoma Creek
928:"Los Guilicos Warm Springs"
903:Erwin Gustav Gudde (1974).
250: • location
172: • location
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1027:, Fifteen minute series,
878:Durham, David L. (1998).
868:, accessed March 10, 2011
636:owned and managed by the
621:of upper Calabazas Creek.
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1174:Mount Hood (California)
650:California oak woodland
563:Hot Springs. Some rock
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305:236 ft (72 m)
906:California Place Names
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581:Glen Ellen, California
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399:Arroyo de los Guilicos
284:38.36250°N 122.52472°W
255:Glen Ellen, California
207:38.39833°N 122.47389°W
178:Glen Ellen, California
146:Glen Ellen, California
1025:Santa Rosa Quadrangle
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289:38.36250; -122.52472
212:38.39833; -122.47389
1300:Mayacamas Mountains
1130:Mayacamas Mountains
843:Oncorhynchus mykiss
537:Mayacamas Mountains
440:Oncorhynchus mykiss
406:Mary Ellen Pleasant
367:Mayacamas Mountains
326:Basin features
280: /
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165:Mayacamas Mountains
1194:Mount Saint Helena
1159:Cow Mountain Ridge
864:2012-03-29 at the
769:rough skinned newt
735:. Less frequently
709:western poison-oak
699:plants are native
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593:Valley of the Moon
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1234:Big Sulphur Creek
1224:Arroyo Seco Creek
773:Taricha granulosa
713:black-tailed deer
693:California laurel
589:perennial streams
555:as well as local
369:and empties into
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1154:Cow Mountain
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1074:. Retrieved
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667:Besides the
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444:Graham Creek
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371:Sonoma Creek
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344:Stuart Creek
243:Sonoma Creek
61:Sonoma Creek
1269:Putah Creek
1184:Mahnke Peak
685:Douglas fir
662:agriculture
607:Upper reach
557:hot springs
521:seismically
331:Tributaries
287: /
275:122°31′29″W
210: /
198:122°28′26″W
1289:Categories
1264:Napa River
1244:Cold Creek
1076:2007-02-04
1011:2019-04-22
988:2007-02-04
913:2011-08-23
801:References
765:amphibians
721:jackrabbit
705:blackberry
697:understory
541:geological
480:and other
464:anadromous
448:Bear Creek
375:Glen Ellen
363:California
318:Basin size
272:38°21′45″N
195:38°23′54″N
126:California
57:confluence
1137:Mountains
745:scrub jay
660:or other
569:watershed
565:quarrying
511:. In the
478:vineyards
436:steelhead
408:in 1890.
395:calabazas
391:calabazas
97:Etymology
53:steelhead
862:Archived
779:See also
741:birdlife
669:riparian
553:rhyolite
545:outcrops
517:tectonic
474:woodland
107:Location
733:opossum
725:raccoon
658:grazing
619:habitat
513:Miocene
507:of the
497:Madrone
488:Geology
456:gravels
430:Ecology
413:bridges
385:In the
381:History
357:in the
112:Country
101:Spanish
886:
785:Basalt
673:canopy
575:Course
549:basalt
535:based
529:uplift
505:seabed
484:uses.
355:stream
334:
310:Length
161:Source
132:Region
1070:(PDF)
1063:(PDF)
1006:(PDF)
795:Miwok
761:junco
729:skunk
701:toyon
525:magma
373:near
238:Mouth
122:State
59:with
1029:USGS
884:ISBN
759:and
731:and
707:and
691:and
551:and
142:City
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471:oak
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