Dry Creek (Sonoma County, California)

Dry Creek is a 43.0-mile-long (69.2 km)^[2] stream in the California counties of Sonoma and Mendocino. It is a tributary of the Russian River, with headwaters in Mendocino County.

Dry Creek
Lambert Bridge spanning Dry Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sonoma and Mendocino counties
Physical characteristics
Source	Snow Mountain
• location	6 mi (10 km) west of Hopland
• coordinates	38°55′55″N 123°13′2″W[1]
• elevation	760 ft (230 m)
Mouth	Russian River
• location	2 mi (3 km) south of Healdsburg, California
• coordinates	38°35′10″N 122°51′26″W[1]
• elevation	82 ft (25 m)[1]

The Dry Creek Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area.

Geography

Lake Sonoma and the Warm Springs Dam

Main article: Lake Sonoma

The creek flows roughly southeast until reaches Lake Sonoma, which is formed by the Warm Springs Dam. Several other creeks that used to merge with the creek now flow into the lake. Downstream of the dam, the creek continues flowing roughly southeast until its confluence with the Russian River.

Bridges

Dry Creek is spanned by numerous bridges, including:^[3]

• at Yoakim Bridge Road, a concrete continuous tee beam built in 1956
• at Westside Road, a steel truss built in 1934
• at Lambert Bridge Road, a steel truss built in 1915
• at State Route 128, a prestressed concrete Tee Beam built in 2005

See also

• Dry Creek Rancheria
• List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
• Sonoma County wine