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The Russian River SMR and SMCA protect steelhead and Russian River chinook and coho salmon, which aggregate at the mouth of the estuary during seasonal sandbar closures. Recreation and nearby attractions. Sonoma Coast State Beach is a series of beaches that extends 13 miles (21 km) from Bodega Bay to the Russian River. There are more than a ...
The Russian River is the largest river in the Central California Coast steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) distinct population segment. Natural waterfalls and the two major dams, Warm Springs (built in 1982) and Coyote (built in 1959), have isolated anadromous steelhead from its non-oceangoing rainbow trout form above the impassable barriers.
Frog Woman Rock ( Pomo: Bi-tsin’ ma-ca Ka-be) is a distinctive volcanic monolith located in Mendocino County, California, in the Russian River canyon through the California Coast Ranges. The California Historical Landmark, [1] adjacent to U.S. Route 101, is a popular recreational site for rock-climbing and whitewater kayaking .
The East Fork Russian River is a 15 mi (24 km) long tributary of the Russian River in Mendocino County. [1] It drains the northeastern part of the Russian River basin. [2] The region has a Mediterranean climate. [3] The fork's watershed covers 67,073 acres (271.43 km 2 ). [4]
The Santa Clara River ( Spanish: Río Santa Clara) is an 83 mi (134 km) long [5] river in Ventura and Los Angeles counties in Southern California. It drains parts of four ranges in the Transverse Ranges System north and northwest of Los Angeles, then flows west onto the Oxnard Plain and into the Santa Barbara Channel of the Pacific Ocean.
Rio Nido, California (From Spanish: Río Nido, meaning Nest River) is a small, unincorporated resort community on the Russian River, in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is situated 1.3 mi (2.1 km) east of Guerneville. The town's name is meant to mean "river nest" in Spanish. One account has it that the name was originally the more ...
Monte Rio, California. • coordinates. 38°27′56″N 123°0′35″W. / 38.46556°N 123.00972°W / 38.46556; -123.00972. [1] • elevation. 7 ft (2.1 m) [1] Dutch Bill Creek is a 6.5-mile-long (10.5 km) [2] north-flowing stream in the hills of western Sonoma County, California, which empties into the Russian River at Monte Rio about ...
Goat Rock Beach. / 38.44667°N 123.12639°W / 38.44667; -123.12639. Goat Rock Beach is a sand beach in northwestern Sonoma County, California, United States . This landform is a sub-unit of Sonoma Coast State Beach, owned and managed by the State of California. At the northern terminus of Goat Rock Beach is the mouth of the Russian ...