Book Description

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Laguna de Santa Rosa, Tolay Lake, Suisun Marsh, Petaluma River, Abbotts Lagoon, Breuner Marsh, Crissy Field, Estero de San Antonio, Tomales Bay, Cesar Chavez Park, Bair Island, Napa Sonoma Marsh, Cordelia Slough, Bodega Harbor, Stege Marsh, Ledson Marsh, Bolinas Lagoon, Emeryville Crescent State Marine Reserve, Strawberry Lagoon, San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Hoffman Marsh, Westpoint Slough, Wildcat Marsh, Drakes Estero, Triangle Marsh, Chelsea Wetlands, Bothin Marsh, Meeker Slough, Damon Marsh, Mowry Slough, Hamilton Wetland Restoration Project, Giant Marsh, Point Molate Marsh, San Pablo Creek Marsh, Brooks Island Salt Marsh, Jersey Island, Pickleweed Inlet, Bethel Island, Browns Island, Arrowhead Marsh, Crissy Marsh. Excerpt: Laguna de Santa Rosa - a.new, #quickbar a.new/* cache key: enwiki: resourceloader: filter: minify-css:5: f2a9127573a22335c2a9102b208c73e7 */ Laguna de Santa Rosa Looking east across the Laguna de Santa Rosa floodplain, with the Mayacamas Mountains in the backgroundAs recently as the Miocene period, this entire region was submerged below the Pacific Ocean. Around 12 million years ago, processes of uplift and volcanic action formed the Mayacamas and Sonoma Mountains to the east and established the main geomorphic features of the present day landscape. Millions of years of stream erosion carving these mountains led to the rich soils of the Santa Rosa Plain and the Laguna de Santa Rosa drainage that meandered on the vast plain. The western hills are much less pronounced in elevation, and contribute far less to the drainage area of the basin. Soil types within the Laguna are quite complex and vary by reach. Many of the soils of the immediate Laguna area are classified as Clear Lake...