Sausal Creek (Alameda County, California)
| Sausal Creek | |
| Arroyo Del Bosque | |
| stream | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | California |
| Region | Alameda County |
| City | Oakland, California |
| Primary source | Shepherd Creek |
| - location | near Shepherd Canyon Road, Oakland |
| - coordinates | 37°50′1″N 122°11′27″W / 37.83361°N 122.19083°W |
| Secondary source | Palo Seco Creek |
| - location | near Joaquin Miller Road, Joaquin Miller Park |
| - coordinates | 37°48′33″N 122°10′31″W / 37.80917°N 122.17528°W |
| Source confluence | |
| - location | Dimond Park, Oakland |
| - elevation | 453 ft (138 m) |
| - coordinates | 37°49′8″N 122°12′21″W / 37.81889°N 122.20583°W |
| Mouth | culvert to San Francisco Bay |
| - location | near Derby Avenue, Oakland |
| - elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| - coordinates | 37°46′45″N 122°13′38″W / 37.77917°N 122.22722°WCoordinates: 37°46′45″N 122°13′38″W / 37.77917°N 122.22722°W |
Sausal Creek, 3.1 miles (5.0 km) long, is one of the principal creeks in Oakland, California.
The creek derives its name from the Spanish word for willow grove (sausal). Native arroyo willows were once common along its banks. Efforts are underway to restore the willows and the creek itself. A volunteer group, Friends of Sausal Creek, helps remove invasive species and plant native species. Some of the invasive species in the Sausal Creek watershed include Monterey pine trees, ivy, French broom, and wild mustard. The friends run workdays at the Scout Hut in Dimond Park on Saturdays throughout the year.
The North fork of the creek, also known as Shepherd Creek, begins in the hills above Oakland, flowing down Shepherd Canyon. The South fork, also known as Palo Seco Creek, also begins in the hills, and flows down Palo Seco Canyon to a confluence with the north fork in the linear valley where the Montclair district is situated. The creek then cuts through the shutter ridge which defines the linear valley (formed by the Hayward Fault), and runs down to the flatlands through Dimond Canyon, where it passes under historic Leimert Bridge. It then runs southwest through the San Antonio district to empty into the Oakland Estuary. The creek is mostly open in the hills section, and runs in culverts as it approaches the bay.
The first inhabitants of the Sausal Creek watershed where the Huchiun or Yrgin tribelets of the Ohlone people. They harvested acorns, buckeyes and other foodstuffs at a time when enormous live oaks, alders, willows, and big-leaf maples grew on the creek's banks in what is now downtown Oakland, California. Also, large Coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) grew on the ridge where Skyline Boulevard now runs.
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