South San Ramon Creek
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South San Ramon Creek is a 9.3 miles (15 km) southward-flowing stream
in Alameda County
and southern Contra Costa County, California
, USA. The creek is a tributary to Arroyo de la Laguna
and is being actively protected as of 2007 by the city of San Ramon
and other entities to preserve riparian zone
habitat
. The public Iron Horse Trail
runs along a portion of South San Ramon Creek.
South San Ramon Creek drains the land area generally lying above the Bishop Subbasin
of the Livermore Valley Groundwater Basin. The Bishop Subbasin comprises 1666 acres (7 km²) of valley lands in the far northwestern portion of Livermore Valley Ground Water Basin. It lies entirely within Contra Costa County, is drained by, and is a portion of that area locally designated as San Ramon Valley. The subbasin is bounded on the east and west by rolling hills composed of sediments of the Tassajara Formation
.
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
in Alameda County
Alameda County, California
Alameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,510,271, making it the 7th most populous county in the state...
and southern Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County is a primarily suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,049,025...
, USA. The creek is a tributary to Arroyo de la Laguna
Arroyo de la Laguna
Arroyo de la Laguna is a southward-flowing stream in Alameda County, California, USA which originates at the confluences of South San Ramon Creek and Arroyo Mocho. The Arroyo de la Laguna is fed by tributaries in the Amador Valley and certain eastern slope drainages of the Diablo Range; these...
and is being actively protected as of 2007 by the city of San Ramon
San Ramon, California
-2010 census:The 2010 United States Census reported that San Ramon had a population of 72,148. The population density was 3,991.1 people per square mile...
and other entities to preserve riparian zone
Riparian zone
A riparian zone or riparian area is the interface between land and a river or stream. Riparian is also the proper nomenclature for one of the fifteen terrestrial biomes of the earth. Plant habitats and communities along the river margins and banks are called riparian vegetation, characterized by...
habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
. The public Iron Horse Trail
Iron Horse Regional Trail
The Iron Horse Regional Trail is a pedestrian and bicycle rail trail in the East San Francisco Bay Area in California.This trail is located in inland central Alameda and Contra Costa counties, mostly following a Southern Pacific Railroad right of way established in 1891 and abandoned in 1977...
runs along a portion of South San Ramon Creek.
South San Ramon Creek drains the land area generally lying above the Bishop Subbasin
Bishop Subbasin
The Bishop Subbasin is an aquifer that resides between two subsurface structures of the Tassajara Formation in the northern extremity of the Amador Valley. This aquifer is a sub-unit of the Livermore-Amador Groundwater Basin. The Bishop Subbasin is associated with the locale of San Ramon,...
of the Livermore Valley Groundwater Basin. The Bishop Subbasin comprises 1666 acres (7 km²) of valley lands in the far northwestern portion of Livermore Valley Ground Water Basin. It lies entirely within Contra Costa County, is drained by, and is a portion of that area locally designated as San Ramon Valley. The subbasin is bounded on the east and west by rolling hills composed of sediments of the Tassajara Formation
Tassajara Formation
The Tassajara Formation is a geologic unit within the Livermore Valley of Northern California, USA. The formation surfaces only in the northern upland parts of the Livermore Valley and underlie the central part of the valley floor at a depth ranging from to...
.
See also
- Bishop SubbasinBishop SubbasinThe Bishop Subbasin is an aquifer that resides between two subsurface structures of the Tassajara Formation in the northern extremity of the Amador Valley. This aquifer is a sub-unit of the Livermore-Amador Groundwater Basin. The Bishop Subbasin is associated with the locale of San Ramon,...
- List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Tassajara FormationTassajara FormationThe Tassajara Formation is a geologic unit within the Livermore Valley of Northern California, USA. The formation surfaces only in the northern upland parts of the Livermore Valley and underlie the central part of the valley floor at a depth ranging from to...