Spring Creek (Sonoma County, California)

Spring Creek
Spring Creek streambed high in headwaters area
Location of the mouth of Spring Creek in California
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSonoma County
CitySanta Rosa, California
Physical characteristics
SourceBennett Mountain
 • locationAnnadel State Park
 • coordinates38°25′18″N 122°36′46″W / 38.42167°N 122.61278°W / 38.42167; -122.61278
 • elevation1,220 ft (370 m)
MouthMatanzas Creek
 • location
west end of Doyle Park in Santa Rosa, California
 • coordinates
38°26′21″N 122°42′1″W / 38.43917°N 122.70028°W / 38.43917; -122.70028
 • elevation
164 ft (50 m)

Spring Creek, located in Sonoma County, California, is a 6.0-mile-long (9.7 km) stream that rises in the northern part of the Sonoma Mountains within Annadel State Park.It drains the western slopes of Bennett Mountain and feeds into Matanzas Creek at Doyle Community Park, below the Matanzas Creek Reservoir.

The waters of Spring Creek ultimately reach the Pacific Ocean just south of Jenner, California, flowing through Matanzas Creek, Santa Rosa Creek, the Laguna de Santa Rosa, Mark West Creek, and the Russian River.