Blucher Creek is a 5.2 miles (8.4 km) stream

Stream

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 that rises in the hills south of Sebastopol, California

Sebastopol, California

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, United States

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, and empties into the Laguna de Santa Rosa

Laguna de Santa Rosa

The Laguna de Santa Rosa is a long wetland complex that drains a 254-square mile watershed encompassing most of the Santa Rosa Plain in Sonoma County, California, USA.-Description:...

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Course

Blucher Creek originates on English Hill, and initially descends to the north. It soon curves eastward to parallel Blucher Valley Road. It crosses under Bloomfield Road, Canfield Road, Lone Pine Road, and Gravenstein Highway (State Route 116

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) to reach a confluence with the Laguna de Santa Rosa just west of Todd Road.