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extent of reverse side Credits. Watershed boundaries, culverts, storm drains, channels, and Deep bay / channel Salt pond Creeks At the southern end of San Francisco Bay, a large, rarely seen M7 HAYWARD creeks are from William Lettis and Associates. Wetlands habitats were BAYLANDS & CREEKS landscape of bay and wetland habitats persists alongside the populous cities of the Santa Clara Valley. mapped by SFEI based upon 2002/2004 aerial photography, fieldwork, Shallow bay / channel A1 Managed pond Former creeks The map above shows the baylands at low tide, when broad tidal flats emerge from the bay waters, and review by local experts, as part of the National Wetlands Inventory. Tidal flat Perennial wetland Underground culverts & storm drains of providing habitat for thousands of shorebirds. Salt evaporation ponds form large areas of diked habitat More information on San Francisco Bay wetlands, including the most UNION up-to-date mapping and information about restoration projects, can be CITY between major sloughs, while fringing marshes line the outside of the salt pond levees. Many of the salt Tidal marsh Seasonal wetland Engineered channels found at www.wetlandtracker.org. Base map from U.S. Geological Survey. South San Francisco Bay ponds have recently been acquired for the public trust to be managed for wildlife, wetland restoration, SAN Marsh pond / panne Vernal pool system Water spreads over the ground FOSTER MATEO FREMONT Financial support for this side and the reverse was provided by the Santa CITY flood protection, and recreation. These are identified as Managed Ponds. Diked marsh, seasonal and EXPLANATION by Robin Grossinger & Ruth Askevold, San Francisco Estuary Institute Clara Valley Water District, the cities of San Jose, Milpitas, Palo Alto and Treatment basin Lake NEWARK perennial wetlands, flood basins, and wastewater treatment basins also occupy substantial areas. Areas of Flood control channel Sunnyvale, the Oakland Museum of California, the Silicon Valley Wetland data developed by Josh Collins & Kristen Larned, SFEI extent of this side landfill can be identified inside the boundary of historical tidal marsh. In the adjacent lowlands, red lines Pollution Prevention Center, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service San Flood basin Willow groves, circa 1850 Historical extent of tidal marsh Creek & watershed data from William Lettis & Associates, Inc. REWOOD show the extensive artificial drainage network created to reduce flooding. Many of the local creeks did Francisco Bay Program, Region IX U.S. Environmental Protection CITY Agency, and the San Francisco Estuary Project. Technical assistance was Diked marsh Adjacent watersheds (1950s) Date channel was extended not naturally continue across the lowlands, but were extended via artificial channels into the baylands as provided by Mike May of SFEI and local reviewers. Editorial assistance PUBLISHED BY PALO ALTO early as the mid-nineteenth century (the timing, where known, is shown below the creek name). The MILPITAS by Josh Collins, Trish Mulvey, Dana Neitzel, and Christopher Richard. ALVISO 1 ½ 0 1 MILE Oakland Museum of California location of former sausals—large willow marshes associated with seeps and springs—is also shown. Fair Use and Citation Policy. This work is placed in the public domain, and 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607 MOUNTAIN Present-day characteristics can be compared with the historical conditions illustrated in the map on we encourage the general public to use the information openly and 1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 FEET VIEW appropriately. Proper citation for this map: Grossinger, R. M. & Askevold, www.museumca.org/creeks SUNNYVALE the reverse side (see locator map at left), revealing the combination of natural and human-made R. A., 2005, Baylands and Creeks of South San Francisco Bay: Oakland 1 .5 0 1 KILOMETERS 2005 SAN JOSE patterns shaping the modern landscape. Museum of California, Oakland, CA, 1:25,800 scale.