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Putah Creek

Former Native American populated places in CaliforniaGeography of the Sacramento ValleyMayacamas MountainsRivers of Lake County, CaliforniaRivers of Napa County, California
Rivers of Northern CaliforniaTributaries of the Sacramento RiverVaca MountainsWinters, California
Putah Creek April 2018 Crystal flats
Putah Creek April 2018 Crystal flats

Putah Creek (Patwin: Liwaito) is a major stream in Northern California, a tributary of the Yolo Bypass, and ultimately, the Sacramento River. The 85-mile-long (137 km) creek has its headwaters in the Mayacamas Mountains, a part of the Coast Range, and flows east through two dams. First, Monticello Dam forms Lake Berryessa, below which Putah Creek forms the border of Yolo and Solano Counties, and then flows to the Putah Diversion Dam and Lake Solano. After several drought years in the late 1980s, the majority of Putah Creek went dry, prompting a landmark lawsuit that resulted in the signing of the Putah Creek Accord in 2000. The Accord established releases from the dams to maintain stream flows in Putah Creek, with natural flow regimes which spike in winter/spring and ebb in summer/fall. The restoration of natural flow regimes has resulted in a doubling of riparian bird species and a return of spawning native steelhead trout and Chinook salmon, as well as protecting the livelihood of farmers on the lower watershed.

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N 38.515555555556 ° E -121.58888888889 °
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Putah Creek April 2018 Crystal flats
Putah Creek April 2018 Crystal flats
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