Lobos Creek
Encyclopedia
Lobos Creek is a stream
in Presidio of San Francisco
in San Francisco, California
.
to the Pacific Ocean marking the division between Baker Beach
and China Beach
. Conservation and restoration efforts are under way to remove invasive vegetation and improve water flow, in addition to deculverting.
Lobos Creek is the Presidio's primary source of potable water. About a million gallons per day -- half the average flow of the creek -- is diverted to a water treatment facility in the Presidio.
Broken pipes also leak raw sewage into the creek, causing a pool at Baker Beach
and Lobos Creek where children play to be the most contaminated in the Bay Area.
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 Presidio of San Francisco
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a park on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in San Francisco, California, within the Golden Gate National Recreation Area...
in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
.
Overview
It runs from runoff in the Presidio and Seacliff areas and underground seepage from springs that form Mountain LakeMountain Lake Park
Mountain Lake Park is a San Francisco park in the Richmond District neighborhood, located north of the intersection of Lake and Funston. It was designed by engineer William Hammond Hall in the late 19th century, circa 1875. Hall also designed Golden Gate Park and was significantly influenced by...
to the Pacific Ocean marking the division between Baker Beach
Baker Beach
Baker Beach is a public beach on the peninsula of San Francisco, California, U.S.. The beach lies on the shore of the Pacific Ocean to the northwest of the city...
and China Beach
China Beach, San Francisco
China Beach is a small cove in San Francisco's Sea Cliff neighborhood. It lies between Baker Beach and Lands End and is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. A marker at the trailhead leading down to the beach indicates that it was named for Chinese fishermen who used to camp at the...
. Conservation and restoration efforts are under way to remove invasive vegetation and improve water flow, in addition to deculverting.
Lobos Creek is the Presidio's primary source of potable water. About a million gallons per day -- half the average flow of the creek -- is diverted to a water treatment facility in the Presidio.
Broken pipes also leak raw sewage into the creek, causing a pool at Baker Beach
Baker Beach
Baker Beach is a public beach on the peninsula of San Francisco, California, U.S.. The beach lies on the shore of the Pacific Ocean to the northwest of the city...
and Lobos Creek where children play to be the most contaminated in the Bay Area.