Kelsey Creek (Lake County)
Kelsey Creek is a watercourse in Lake County, California, United States, that feeds Clear Lake from the south. The watershed was forest-covered. In the lower parts it has been converted to farmland and for urban use. Higher up the forests have been cleared, regrown and cleared again. The northern part of the creek flows through a geothermal field that feeds power plants and hot springs. The wooded Cobb area in the higher part of the watershed holds resorts and resort communities, some dating to the 1850s.
| Kelsey Creek | |
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1907. Sacramento pikeminnow stranded after spawning in Kelsey Creek when the water level dropped after a rain. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lake County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cobb Mountain |
| • coordinates | 38.810951°N 122.730355°W |
| • elevation | 3,840 feet (1,170 m) |
| Mouth | Clear Lake |
• location | Clear Lake State Park |
• coordinates | 39.021722°N 122.814972°W |
• elevation | 1,318 feet (402 m) |
| Length | 22.5 miles (36.2 km) |
| Basin size | 28,614 acres (11,580 ha) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Clear Lake |
| • average | 81.9 cubic feet (2.32 m3) per second |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Alder Creek, High Valley Creek, Widow Creek |
| • right | Jones Creek, Houghton Creek, Sulphur Creek, Sweetwater Creek |
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