Cascade Creek (San Anselmo Creek)
Encyclopedia
Cascade Creek is a stream that flows south then southeast from its source on White Hill to its confluence with San Anselmo Creek
just west of Fairfax
in Marin County, California
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Rich documented several anecdotal records for the occurrence of Coho salmon
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) in tributaries of Corte Madera Creek, including Cascade Creek. According to Leidy, suitable habitat for coho salmon is present in Cascade Creek and most other Corte Madera Creek tributaries.
San Anselmo Creek
San Anselmo Creek is an eastward flowing stream that begins on the eastern flank of Pine Mountain in the Marin Hills of Marin County, California...
just west of Fairfax
Fairfax, California
Fairfax is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. Fairfax is located west-northwest of San Rafael, at an elevation of 115 feet...
in Marin County, California
Marin County, California
Marin County is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. As of 2010, the population was 252,409. The county seat is San Rafael and the largest employer is the county government. Marin County is well...
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Ecology
Although short on water by late summer, Alice Rich considered Cascade Creek to have the best Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) habitat in the Corte Madera Creek watershed. However, Cascade Falls presents an impassable barrier to steelhead spawning migrations. Rich also noted that Cascade Creek's steep gradient and low flow conditions were not suitable rearing habitat for juvenile trout, the latter typically spending a year in freshwater before outmigrating to San Francisco Bay.Rich documented several anecdotal records for the occurrence of Coho salmon
Coho salmon
The Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, is a species of anadromous fish in the salmon family. Coho salmon are also known as silver salmon or "silvers". It is the state animal of Chiba, Japan.-Description:...
(Oncorhynchus kisutch) in tributaries of Corte Madera Creek, including Cascade Creek. According to Leidy, suitable habitat for coho salmon is present in Cascade Creek and most other Corte Madera Creek tributaries.