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The geographer R. S. Holway wrote of the Russian River in his 1917 paper "The Russian River: A Characteristic Stream of the California Coast Ranges". [14] Originally, the Russian River was one of several rivers draining westward from the Mayacamas Mountains through the Mendocino Plateau to the sea, a region lifted up by tectonic forces.
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 mouth elevation is about 623 ft (190 m) above sea level. [1]
Orrs Creek (also known as Orr Creek) is a 8-mile-long (13 km) [1] westward-flowing stream in Mendocino County, California that empties into Russian River near the city of Ukiah, California. The stream serves as a greenway for recreation and wildlife .
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:
Russian River Valley AVA, California wine region in Sonoma County This page was last edited on 16 March 2023, at 21:44 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
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.
The Sonoma County Water Agency in partnership with the California Department of Fish and Game have developed a strategy for enhancing spawning capability to the Russian River and a number of its tributaries; this activity was directed at the benefit of three threatened anadromous species: Coho salmon, Chinook salmon and steelhead.
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 7 miles (11 km) from the Pacific Ocean.