Salmon Creek (Sonoma County, California)

Salmon Creek
Salmon Creek near Freestone, California
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSonoma County
CitiesOccidental, Freestone, Bodega, Salmon Creek
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location2 mi (3 km) west of Occidental, California
 • coordinates38°23′34″N 122°58′22″W / 38.39278°N 122.97278°W / 38.39278; -122.97278[1]
 • elevation800 ft (240 m)
MouthPacific Ocean
 • location
west of Salmon Creek, California
 • coordinates
38°21′18″N 123°4′4″W / 38.35500°N 123.06778°W / 38.35500; -123.06778[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightNolan Creek, Tannery Creek, Fay Creek, Coleman Valley Creek, Finley Creek

Salmon Creek is an 18.3-mile-long (29.5 km)[2] stream in western Sonoma County, California that springs from coastal hills west of the town of Occidental and empties into the Pacific Ocean north of Bodega Head.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salmon Creek
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 9, 2011