Everything about Russian River California totally explained
east of
Willits, California
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» For other uses, see Russian River.
The
Russian River is a
river in the
Northern California counties of
Mendocino and
Sonoma.
Course
The Russian River springs from the
Laughlin Range about east of
Willits in Mendocino County. It flows generally southward to
Redwood Valley, then parallels
U.S. Route 101 past
Calpella, to join the East Fork Russian River just below
Lake Mendocino.
From there the Russian River flows south, past
Ukiah and
Hopland, and crosses into Sonoma County just north of
Cloverdale. Closely paralleled by U.S. Route 101, it descends into the Alexander Valley, where it's joined by
Big Sulphur Creek. It flows south past Cloverdale,
Asti, and
Geyserville.
East of
Healdsburg,
Maacama Creek joins the Russian River. After a series of sweeping bends, the river flows under U.S. Route 101 and receives water from
Lake Sonoma via
Dry Creek. The river then turns westward and joins
Mark West Creek north of
Forestville. The river passes
Rio Dell,
Rio Nido, and
Guerneville, where it meets
State Route 116. Paralleled by State Route 116, it continues past
Guernewood Park and
Monte Rio.
Austin Creek enters from the north before passing through
Duncans Mills then the Russian River flows under
State Route 1 and empties into the
Pacific Ocean between
Jenner and
Goat Rock Beach. Its mouth is about north of the
San Francisco Bay's
Golden Gate.
The lower Russian River is a popular spring, summer, and fall destination for tourists as the river is very safe then for swimming and boating, with a gentle current. The river is dangerous in the winter, with swift current and muddy water.
History
The river takes its name from the
Russian trappers who explored the river in the early 19th century, and established their
Fort Ross trade colony northwest of its mouth. They called it the Slavyanka River. The redwoods that lined its banks drew loggers to the river in the late 19th century.
According to the USGS, variant names of the Russian River include: Misallaako, Rio Ruso, Shabaikai, Slavianka, and Slavyanka.
Santa Rosa's Laguna Wastewater Treatment Plant
treats sewage from several communities to tertiary standards and returns some of it to the river by way of the
Laguna de Santa Rosa.
Russian River Valley
Its banks are lined with vineyards, and an area of the Russian River Valley was approved as an
American Viticultural Area in
1983 and enlarged in 2006. The
Russian River Valley AVA is a sub-district of the
Sonoma County AVA. It produces award-winning
Chardonnay and
pinot noir wines in addition to other wine varietals, and is home to many small and several large commercial wineries.
Further Information
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