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Las Trampas Creek is a 12.37 mile (19.9 km) long north-east flowing stream in Contra Costa County, California. [1] Its watershed comprises an area of 17,238 acres. [ 2 ] Its mean daily flow is approximately 15.4 cfs.
The area is characterized by a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb) with cool, rainy winters and warm, dry summers.Because Orinda is located in a hilly area, microclimates often dominate temperature differences in short distances.
The watershed is approximately 39.6 square miles (103 km 2) in area, extending from headwaters on Costa and Duarte Peaks in the Briones Hills, northwest to the San Pablo Bay just east of Wilson Point. The average annual rainfall for the Pinole Creek watershed is 610 mm (24 in), with 90% falling between November and April.
Redwood Creek provides ample shade and cool, consistent flow through the summer, a rarity in the hills of Contra Costa County. The tall redwoods provide ideal locations for songbirds such as the hermit thrush, Bewick's wren, northern mockingbird and a variety of finches, jays and sparrows, both resident and migratory. [9]
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The Town of Danville [11] is located in the San Ramon Valley in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It is one of the incorporated municipalities in California that use "town" in their names instead of "city". The population was 43,582 at the 2020 census. Since 2018, for five consecutive years, Danville was named "the safest town in ...
San Ramon (Spanish: San Ramón, meaning "Saint Raymond") is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States, located within the San Ramon Valley, and 34 miles (55 km) east of San Francisco. San Ramon's population was 84,605 per the 2020 census , [ 9 ] making it the 4th largest city in Contra Costa County, behind Concord , Richmond and ...
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