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Waterman Creek is a 3.0-mile-long (4.8 km)[2] southward-flowing stream in southern San Mateo County, California. Rising near Big Basin Way and the Santa Cruz County line, it empties into Pescadero Creek.[3]

Waterman Creek
Location of the mouth within California
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSan Mateo County
Physical characteristics
SourceSanta Cruz Mountains
  location7 miles (11 km) west of Saratoga, California
  coordinates37°14′47″N 122°9′15″W
MouthPescadero Creek
  location
7 miles (11 km) north of Boulder Creek, California
  coordinates
37°12′52″N 122°10′33″W
  elevation
643 ft (196 m)
[1]

In 2008, a conservation organization awarded $32,000 to the San Mateo County Farm Bureau to fund removal of a 12-foot (3.7 m) high, 100-year-old log dam that was preventing steelhead from accessing potential spawning grounds in the upper reaches of the creek.[4]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Waterman Creek
  2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011
  3. USGS, 09-20-07
  4. "American Rivers and NOAA Award $310,000 to Restore Rivers and Improve Fish Passage". Retrieved 2009-08-14.

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