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Dutch Bill Creek
Dutch Bill Creek is a tributary to the Russian River that originates near the town of Occidental in west Sonoma County.
Photo credit: Trout Unlimited
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The creek flows northwest along Bohemian Highway and drains into the Russian River near the town of Monte Rio.
Historically, Dutch Bill Creek was good habitat for listed salmonids. Today it is one of the last streams in western Sonoma County to retain all three-year classes of coho salmon (DFG, 2005). The Recovery Strategy for California Coho Salmon (CDFG, 2004) identified the Guerneville HSA as having the highest ranking (level 5) for restoration and management potential in the CCC Coho ESU.
Because of Dutch Bill Creek's importance to coho and steelhead populations in the Russian River, a number of organizations have implemented habitat enhancement projects for salmonids in this key tributary. In 2002, DFG kept 75 juvenile coho for the Coho Captive Broodstock Program. In the fall of 2006, 4000 juvenile coho, bred through this program, were released into Dutch Bill Creek. They continue to be released each fall.
Dutch Bill Creek Gauge Data
Disclaimer: The gauge data reported here are preliminary, have not been verified, and may be unreliable for reasons including, but not limited to, instrument malfunction, undetected disruptions or interference occurring at the measurement site, or errors in interpretation. Please note that data are currently available only for water depth (not flow), temperature data has not been reviewed or calibrated, instruments may be located above the water levels in pools, and some instruments measure stage up to a certain height and will display a flat line at zero or the maximum height once that maximum measurable stage is reached.
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Photo credit: Brock Dolman
Dutch Bill Creek, disconnected pool
Photo credit: Brock Dolman
Dutch Bill Creek, extraction
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