Milliken Creek (California)

Milliken Creek
Milliken Creek Bridge
Location of the mouth of Milliken Creek in California
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Napa County
Physical characteristics
Source	Foss Valley
• location	5 mi (8 km) east of Yountville
• coordinates	38°25′23″N 122°17′11″W / 38.42306°N 122.28639°W / 38.42306; -122.28639[1]
• elevation	1,850 ft (560 m)
Mouth	Napa River
• location	Napa, California
• coordinates	38°19′0″N 122°16′37″W / 38.31667°N 122.27694°W / 38.31667; -122.27694[1]
• elevation	10 ft (3.0 m)[1]
Basin size	11.3 sq mi (29 km2)[2]

Milliken Creek is an 11.9-mile-long (19.2 km)^[3] stream in Napa County, California, that is a tributary to the Napa River.^[4] There are approximately 7,300 acres (3,000 ha) in this watershed, of which 90 acres (36 ha) are developed as vineyards.^[2] Milliken Creek rises on the western slopes of the east side of the Napa Valley and flows through the Silverado Country Club property. Much of this watershed property had once been part of the Mexican land grant Rancho Yajome, which had been granted to General Mariano G. Vallejo. Most of this watershed was wilderness area to at least 1869, and thereafter the lower watershed was begun to be developed as pasture and grazing agricultural uses. In a 1989 stream survey by Earth Metrics, the steelhead fishery was found to be robust up to and including the Silverado Country Club.^[5]