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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.
Russian River watershed (Interactive map) The Russian River springs from the Laughlin Range about 5 mi (8 km) east of Willits in Mendocino County. It flows generally southward to Redwood Valley, then past Calpella, where it is bordered by U.S. Route 101, to join the East Fork Russian River just below Lake Mendocino.
The Russian River flows through Goat Rock Beach within Sonoma Coast State Beach into the Pacific Ocean. The estuary is closed seasonally by a sandbar. Russian River SMRMA includes the waters below the mean high tide line eastward of the mouth of the Russian River Estuary defined as a line connecting the following two points:
Jenner Headlands Preserve is a nature preserve owned and managed by The Wildlands Conservancy, a nonprofit land conservancy.Covering 5,630 acres (22.8 km 2) in Sonoma County, California, the preserve offers views of the Russian River and the coastline.
Guerneville is located in western Sonoma County, along the Russian River on State Route 116, between Monte Rio to the west and Forestville to the east. The CDP has a total area of 9.88 sq mi (25.6 km 2). Of that, 9.71 sq mi (25.1 km 2) is land and 0.17 sq mi (0.4 km 2) (1.72%) is water. [1]
Tributaries of the Russian River (California) (23 P) Pages in category "Russian River (California)" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
This category contains articles about rivers, streams, creeks, arroyos, tributaries, confluences, etcetera in Sonoma County, California. Watercourses that cross or define county boundaries should also be categorized under Rivers of California and, if appropriate, Rivers of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Villa Grande, originally named Mesa Grande is an unincorporated community in Sonoma County, California, United States. Villa Grande is located on the Russian River 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of Guerneville. Villa Grande has a post office (95486) which was established in 1921. [2] [3]