Outlet Creek
Outlet Creek is an Eel River tributary draining the Little Lake Valley northerly through a canyon of the California Coast Ranges.[3] The Northwestern Pacific Railroad bridges the creek twelve times, following it through the canyon.[4] California State Route 162 bridges the creek once, following the canyon closely downstream of Longvale, California, and U.S. Route 101 bridges the creek twice, paralleling it less closely upstream of Longvale. After leaving Quaternary alluvium of the Little Lake Valley, the canyon exposes undivided Cretaceous marine sedimentary and metasedimentary rocks upstream of Longvale and Franciscan Assemblage downstream of Longvale.[5] Outlet Creek provides groundwater recharge, recreation, and agricultural and industrial water supply plus wildlife habitat including cold freshwater habitat for fish migration and spawning.[6]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Willits Division
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Outlet Creek
- ^ DeLorme California Atlas and Gazetteer (1st edition) (2008) ISBN 0-89933-383-4 map 47
- ^ Gale, V.J. and Valles, R.C.(Roadmasters) (1978). (untitled maintenance-of-way charts). Southern Pacific Railroad.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Jennings, Charles W. & Strand, Rudolph G. Geologic Map of California:Ukiah Sheet (1960) State of California Resources Agency
- ^ State of California Water Quality Control Plan North Coastal Basin 1B July 1975 p. 13
See also
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- Black Butte River
- Bull Creek
- Cedar Creek
- East Branch South Fork Eel River
- Middle Fork Eel River
- North Fork Eel River
- Outlet Creek
- Rice Fork
- Salt River
- South Fork Eel River
- Van Duzen River
- Yager Creek
- Alderpoint
- Alton
- Andersonia
- Bell Springs
- Benbow
- Branscomb
- Bridgeville
- Carlotta
- Cooks Valley
- Covelo
- Cummings
- Dinsmore
- Dos Rios
- Fernbridge
- Ferndale
- Fort Seward
- Fortuna
- Garberville
- Hydesville
- Laytonville
- Leggett
- Loleta
- Longvale
- Miranda
- Myers Flat
- Pepperwood
- Phillipsville
- Piercy
- Port Kenyon
- Redcrest
- Redway
- Rio Dell
- Rohnerville
- Scotia
- Weott
- Willits
- Zenia
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