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Steelhead spawning in Fuller Creek

Fuller Creek, South Fork, on March 3, 2019.
Fuller Creek, South Fork, on March 3, 2019.

 

Fuller Creek, South Fork, is running almost clear on March 3, 2019, less than a week after the record-breaking 14” rainfall on February 26-27, 2019.

A large adult steelhead in Fuller Creek, South Fork, on March 3, 2019.
A large adult steelhead in Fuller Creek, South Fork, on March 3, 2019.

 

A large adult steelhead, about 18” long, was sighted at the west end of Buckeye Forest (formerly Preservation Ranch). It survived the intense floods that scoured the banks of the creek to levels not seen in decades. High flows the previous week blew out large riparian willows and alders, redwoods, and rearranged logs, rootwads, cobble bars, and boulders.