Big Sulphur Creek

Big Sulphur Creek
A water monitoring station at Big Sulphur Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSonoma County
Physical characteristics
SourcePine Mountain
 • location12 mi (19 km) northeast of Healdsburg, California
 • coordinates38°44′58″N 122°42′47″W / 38.74944°N 122.71306°W / 38.74944; -122.71306[1]
MouthRussian River
 • location
north of Cloverdale, California
 • coordinates
38°49′6″N 123°0′39″W / 38.81833°N 123.01083°W / 38.81833; -123.01083[1]
 • elevation
299 ft (91 m)[1]
Length20 mi (32 km)[1]
Basin size60 sq mi (160 km2)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftTruitt Creek, Little Sulphur Creek
 • rightHot Springs Creek, Cobb Creek, Squaw Creek, Frasier Creek

Big Sulphur Creek is a westward-flowing stream in northern Sonoma County, California, United States, which springs from The Geysers in the Mayacamas Mountains and runs 20 miles (32 km) to empty into the Russian River.

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Sulphur Creek
  2. ^ "1973 stream survey" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-03-31.