Secret Ravine
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Secret Ravine is a perennial tributary of Miners Ravine which shortly thereafter runs into Dry Creek
located in Placer County, California
. Its course lies within the cities of Rocklin
, Loomis
, and Roseville
, as well as unincorporated parts of Placer County. It passes through the campus of Sierra College
. Over its entire length the creek runs near to the I-80 freeway. It is an area becoming increasingly suburbanized. It was the site of placer mining operations during the California Gold Rush
, and areas of tailings remain to this day. Later the drainage was a locale for granite quarrying.
Rocklin Cemetery is located very close to the ravine. It was started in 1864 when a corpse was found and buried on the spot. An old Indian cemetery was located farther up the drainage.
In 1869 some laid-off Chinese railroad workers moved to Secret Ravine to mine. They also raised vegetables which they marketed locally. They were driven out during the anti-Chinese pogrom of September 1876. This area is still known as China Gardens.
NOTE: A second Secret Ravine, also in Placer County, flows into the North Fork of the American River
near Colfax. It was alternatively called Robbers Ravine.
Dry Creek (American River)
Dry Creek is a long stream in Placer County and Sacramento County, California, USA, tributary to the Sacramento River. Its watershed lies within the Sacramento Valley.. Because suburban development borders much of its length, the stream is noted for its capacity to cause local flooding and as a...
located in Placer County, California
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
. Its course lies within the cities of Rocklin
Rocklin, California
Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. It shares borders with Roseville, Loomis, and Lincoln...
, Loomis
Loomis, California
Loomis is an incorporated town in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, and Roseville
Roseville, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Roseville had a population of 118,788. The population density was 3,279.4 people per square mile...
, as well as unincorporated parts of Placer County. It passes through the campus of Sierra College
Sierra College
Sierra College, a California community college, has its main campus located in Rocklin, California. Rocklin is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, approximately twenty minutes from the state capital of Sacramento and east of San Francisco. The campus lies within the watershed...
. Over its entire length the creek runs near to the I-80 freeway. It is an area becoming increasingly suburbanized. It was the site of placer mining operations during the California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
, and areas of tailings remain to this day. Later the drainage was a locale for granite quarrying.
Rocklin Cemetery is located very close to the ravine. It was started in 1864 when a corpse was found and buried on the spot. An old Indian cemetery was located farther up the drainage.
In 1869 some laid-off Chinese railroad workers moved to Secret Ravine to mine. They also raised vegetables which they marketed locally. They were driven out during the anti-Chinese pogrom of September 1876. This area is still known as China Gardens.
- Drainage area: 19.7 square miles (51 km²)
- Stream length: 10.5 miles (16.9 km)
- Elevation at source: 1285 feet (391.7 m)
- Elevation at confluence: 165 feet (50.3 m)
Parks
- Loomis Basin Regional Park is located off King Road, just east of Loomis. The park consists of two segments on each side of Secret Ravine. Giant boulders dot this wooded area..
Places named for Secret Ravine
- Secret Ravine Parkway, in Roseville
- Secret Ravine Road, in an unincorporated area east of Loomis
- Secret Ravine School, Newcastle, CaliforniaNewcastle, CaliforniaNewcastle is an unincorporated town and census-designated place in Placer County, California. Newcastle is located northeast of Rocklin....
- Secret Ravine Vineyard and Winery, http://www.secretravine.com/home.html in Loomis
- Secret Ravine Way, in Rocklin
NOTE: A second Secret Ravine, also in Placer County, flows into the North Fork of the American River
American River
The American River is a California watercourse noted as the site of Sutter's Mill, northwest of Placerville, California, where gold was found in 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush...
near Colfax. It was alternatively called Robbers Ravine.
External links
- Secret Ravine Adaptive Management Plan
- Wintering at Secret Ravine (tale from the Gold Rush days)