Baxter Creek or Stege Creek[1] (also archaically Bishop Creek[1]), is a three-branch creek in Richmond and El Cerrito, California, United States, forming the Baxter Creek watershed. The creek has three sources and flows from the Berkeley Hills to Stege Marsh and the San Francisco Bay. The Baxter Creek watershed at-large has 10 sources.[2]
Baxter Creek
Stege Creek
The Northern terminus of the Ohlone Greenway trail at Baxter Creek Gateway Park, 1980
Location of the mouth of Baxter Creek in California
The creek has been largely culverted over the years since the Rancho San Pablo and the subdivided Bishop Ranch, then known as Bishop Creek, were urbanized. Residents missed the creek when it disappeared under the asphalt and formed Friends of Baxter Creek. This group has aided in the restoration of several portions of the creek. Baxter Creek Park, Poinsett Park, and Booker T. Anderson Park are now in a more natural riparian condition, though the Anderson Park portion has been plagued by litter and shopping carts. [3][4]
The Ohlone Greenway bicycle and pedestrian path has its northern terminus at Baxter Creek Gateway Park, located just north of where the BART tracks cross over San Pablo Avenue in Richmond.
The origins of the name Baxter Creek is unknown, but historians believe it to be from a family which once owned land in the area. Stege is from Richard Stege and Bishop comes from Thomas Bishop, who once owned large tracts of land in the area.[5]
Much of the streamside vegetation that had been restored to Booker T. Anderson Park was chainsawed away and leveled due to concerns that the riparian habitat hid muggings, drug dealings, and public sex from police patrols.[6]
baxter, creek, stege, creek, also, archaically, bishop, creek, three, branch, creek, richmond, cerrito, california, united, states, forming, watershed, creek, three, sources, flows, from, berkeley, hills, stege, marsh, francisco, watershed, large, sources, ste. Baxter Creek or Stege Creek 1 also archaically Bishop Creek 1 is a three branch creek in Richmond and El Cerrito California United States forming the Baxter Creek watershed The creek has three sources and flows from the Berkeley Hills to Stege Marsh and the San Francisco Bay The Baxter Creek watershed at large has 10 sources 2 Baxter CreekStege CreekThe Northern terminus of the Ohlone Greenway trail at Baxter Creek Gateway Park 1980Location of the mouth of Baxter Creek in CaliforniaLocationCountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaRegionContra Costa CountyCityRichmond El CerritoPhysical characteristicsSourceThe Presidio locationBerkeley HillsMouthStege Marsh San Francisco Bay locationRichmond California elevation0 ft 0 m The creek has been largely culverted over the years since the Rancho San Pablo and the subdivided Bishop Ranch then known as Bishop Creek were urbanized Residents missed the creek when it disappeared under the asphalt and formed Friends of Baxter Creek This group has aided in the restoration of several portions of the creek Baxter Creek Park Poinsett Park and Booker T Anderson Park are now in a more natural riparian condition though the Anderson Park portion has been plagued by litter and shopping carts 3 4 The Ohlone Greenway bicycle and pedestrian path has its northern terminus at Baxter Creek Gateway Park located just north of where the BART tracks cross over San Pablo Avenue in Richmond The origins of the name Baxter Creek is unknown but historians believe it to be from a family which once owned land in the area Stege is from Richard Stege and Bishop comes from Thomas Bishop who once owned large tracts of land in the area 5 Much of the streamside vegetation that had been restored to Booker T Anderson Park was chainsawed away and leveled due to concerns that the riparian habitat hid muggings drug dealings and public sex from police patrols 6 See also editCerrito Creek List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area Richmond GreenwayNotes edit a b Creek History Archived December 7 2006 at the Wayback Machine CreativeDifferences com retrieved August 15 2007 Baxter Creek Fluvius Innominatus Topo 1995 Post Project Appraisal of Baxter Creek at Booker T Anderson Park Shopping Carts The New Boulders Baxter Creek bash Saturday Archived 2007 03 11 at the Wayback Machine Justin Hill FAQ Archived September 28 2007 at the Wayback Machine Friends of Baxter Creek website retrieved August 15 2007 Green Neighbords The Richmond chainsaw massacre part one Ron Sullivan Berkeley Daily Planet 18 09 2009 Retrieved 28 01 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baxter Creek External image nbsp Baxter Creek and Stege Marsh Friends of Baxter Creek Creek History UC Davis Baxter Creek Guide to San Francisco Bay Area Creeks Baxter Creek map 1 map 2 Archived 2007 02 18 at the Wayback Machine Baxter Creek at the State of California 37 54 31 N 122 19 49 W 37 90856 N 122 33034 W 37 90856 122 33034 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baxter Creek amp oldid 1214381763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
