Olema Valley is a gorge formed by the San Andreas Fault in rural west Marin County , Northern California . The valley runs from the southern end of Tomales Bay through Point Reyes Station , the town of Olema , and Dogtown , to the Bolinas Lagoon , which lies between Bolinas and Stinson Beach . It is part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area .
5-572: The northern and central portions of the Olema Valley are drained by northwestward-flowing Olema Creek , whereas the southern portion is drained by southeastward-flowing Pine Gulch Creek . 37°59′41″N 122°45′14″W / 37.99481°N 122.75402°W / 37.99481; -122.75402 This Marin County, California –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Olema Creek Olema Creek
10-438: Is 99% on National Park Service lands, although 56% of this is under grazing leases. Olema Creek hosts anadromous coho salmon ( Oncorhynchus kisutch ) which are federally endangered Central California Coast coho salmon evolutionary significant unit ESU, and steelhead trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) which are federally threatened Central California Coast Steelhead distinct population segment (DPS). Nineteen percent of
15-665: Is a 12.7-mile-long (20.4 km) northwestward-flowing stream originating on the western flank of Bolinas Ridge , which is part of the Marin Hills , part of the Pacific Coast Ranges mountain system in California , United States. Olema Creek flows to Lagunitas Creek and thence to Tomales Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Olema is probably the name of a Coast Miwok village named "Olemos" or "Olemus" in
20-585: The baptismal records of Mission Dolores after 1802. The Olema Creek watershed is 14.7 square miles (38 km ), and is the largest undammed tributary of Lagunitas Creek . It flows northwesterly through the Olema Valley along the San Andreas Fault Zone . The creek flows through the small towns of Five Brooks , Olema , and Point Reyes Station where Olema Creek ends at its confluence with Lagunitas Creek. The Olema Creek watershed
25-760: The coho salmon spawning in the Lagunitas Creek watershed takes place in Olema Creek. Olema Creek coho salmon were used to genetically rescue Russian River coho salmon suffering from inbreeding depression , resulting in higher fitness of this endangered salmonid in the Russian River. Olema Creek also hosts multiple other listed species : California freshwater shrimp ( Syncharis pacifica ), tidewater goby ( Eucyclogobius newberryi ) and California red-legged frog ( Rana draytonii ). The downstream reach of Olema Creek historically meandered through
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