Muddy Hollow Creek
| Muddy Hollow Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth of Muddy Hollow Creek in California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Marin County, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Western slope of Inverness Ridge |
| • coordinates | 38°04′34.4″N 122°51′15.1″W / 38.076222°N 122.854194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 778 ft (237 m) |
| Mouth | Estero de Limantour |
• coordinates | 38°01′59″N 122°53′06.2″W / 38.03306°N 122.885056°W[1] |
• elevation | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Muddy Hollow Creek is a 4.5-mile-long (7.2 km)[1] southwest-flowing stream in northern California. It is a tributary to Estero de Limantour within Point Reyes National Seashore's Phillip Burton Wilderness in west Marin County, California. From Estero de Limantour, its waters flow into Drakes Bay and the Pacific Ocean.
History
Muddy Hollow Creek is named for Muddy Hollow, a basin in the mid- to lower-reaches of the stream.[2][3] Muddy Hollow Ranch was established by George Steele about 1857, but he soon lost the ranch and had to lease it back from lawyer and politician James McMillan Shafter. Muddy Hollow Ranch was eventually sold to the National Park Service in 1963.[4]
Watershed and Course
Muddy Hollow Creek begins on the western slope of Inverness Ridge at elevation 778 feet (237 m), with ephemeral tributaries reaching as high as 1,076 feet (328 m).[1] It is the easternmost tributary to Estero de Limantour. It has several unnamed subtributaries and drains a total watershed of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2).[5]
Ecology
Although the Muddy Hollow Creek watershed was 100% burned in the 1995 Mt. Vision Fire, its riparian flora recovered rapidly likely related to its 40 inches (1,000 mm) per year annual rainfall.[5] Over half its length is low-gradient, supporting extensive willow (Salix spp.).
Recreation
Muddy Hollow Creek can be reached via a mildly strenuous, 5.5-mile loop that crosses rolling grassland and small hills, along the Muddy Hollow Road, then Glenbrook Trail, then Estero Trail and finally the Muddy Hollow Trail.[6]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 20, 2026
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Muddy Hollow
- ↑ David L. Durham (2000). Durham's Place Names of the San Francisco Bay Area. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 116. ISBN 1-884995-35-7.
- ↑ Dewey S. Livingston (1993). Ranching on the Point Reyes Peninsula. A History of the Dairy and Beef Ranches Within Point Reyes National Seashore, 1834-1992. Point Reyes Station, California: National Park Service. pp. 415–419.
- 1 2 Laurel M. Collins, Brannon Ketcham (2001). Fluvial Geomorphic Response of a Northern California Coast al Stream To Wildfire (PDF). Vision Fire (Report). Point Reyes Station, California: National Park Service. pp. 59–79. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
- ↑ Tacy Dunham (August 17, 2006). "Marvelous views of the Muddy Hollow Trail". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2026.
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