Crane Creek (California)

For the census-designated place in Yosemite National Park, see Crane Creek, California.
Crane Creek
Crane Creek east of Rohnert Park
Crane Creek (California) is located in California
Crane Creek (California)
Location of the mouth of Crane Creek in California
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSonoma County
CityRohnert Park, California
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSonoma Mountain
 • coordinates38°21′4″N 122°36′4″W / 38.35111°N 122.60111°W / 38.35111; -122.60111[1]
 • elevation1,535 ft (468 m)
MouthHinebaugh Creek
 • location
Rohnert Park, California
 • coordinates
38°21′19″N 122°41′26″W / 38.35528°N 122.69056°W / 38.35528; -122.69056[1]
 • elevation
112 ft (34 m)[1]

Crane Creek is a stream in Sonoma County, California, United States which rises in the northern Sonoma Mountains.[2] This watercourse flows through Crane Canyon and the Crane Creek Regional Park[3] situated on the northwestern flank of Sonoma Mountain. Crane Creek forms a confluence with Hinebaugh Creek in the city of Rohnert Park; thereafter, the channelized [4] Hinebaugh Creek flows westerly to discharge to the Laguna de Santa Rosa. Hiking access to the upper Crane Creek reaches is from Roberts Road off Petaluma Hill Road.[5]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crane Creek
  2. ^ USGS: 7.5 minute quadrangle map: Cotati, photorevised (1980)
  3. ^ Sonoma County Regional Parks: Crane Creek Regional Park (2005) Archived 2007-08-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Earth Metrics Inc., Environmental Impact Report for the City of Rohnert Park General Plan, C Michael Hogan, Marc Papineau, Ballard George et al., City of Rohnert Park, California and the State of California Environmental Clearinghouse, Sacramento, Report 10351, March, 1990
  5. ^ Bay Area Hiker: Crane Creek Regional Park, 2003[permanent dead link‍]