Stege Marsh
Stege Marsh, also known as the South Richmond Marshes,[1] is a tidal marshland wetlands area in Richmond, California in western Contra Costa County.[2]
Overview
The marsh is the delta at the mouth of Baxter or Stege Creek, which drains from a watershed extending into the Berkeley Hills in El Cerrito. The marsh is opposite Meeker Slough from where Meeker Slough Creek drains into Campus Bay, which is a part of the Richmond Inner Harbor of the San Francisco Bay.
The site was polluted by manufacturing activities at what are now the UC Berkeley Richmond Field Station and Campus Bay, formerly a Stauffer Chemical and most recently a Zeneca sulfuric acid manufacturing center. Restoration is underway.[2] The marsh is so polluted that the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board named it a "toxic hot spot" and one of the "top 10 most polluted" sites in the Bay Area in 1998.[3] The contamination includes dangerous levels of toxic chemicals and organic compounds such as arsenic, mercury, and PCBs.[3]
References
- ^ Eastshore State Park map, access date 02-12-2009
- ^ a b Western Stege Marsh Restoration Project Monitoring Plan, University of California, Berkeley, Richmond Field Station, Richmond, California, August, 2004, access date 12-02-2009
- ^ a b UC Ordered to Help in Cleanup of Polluted Stege Marsh in Richmond, by Jason Malinsky, The Daily Californian, 02-05-2002, access date 12-02-2009
External links
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 Baxter Creek and Stege Marsh |
- RFS Remediation and Restoration Project Fact Sheet
- Panoramic View of Stege Marsh area
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- Rivers, creeks, streams: Baxter Creek
- Castro Creek
- Cerrito Creek
- Fluvius Innominatus
- Garrity Creek
- Meeker Slough (Creek)
- Rheem Creek
- San Pablo Creek
- Wildcat Creek
- Wetlands, Marshes, mud flats, swamps, sloughs: Albany Mudflats
- Breuner Marsh
- Brooks Island Salt Marsh
- Giant Marsh
- Hoffman Marsh
- Meeker Slough
- Parchester Marsh
- Point Molate Marsh
- San Pablo Creek Marsh
- Stege Marsh
- Whitell Marsh
- Wildcat Marsh
- Lakes, ponds, reservoirs, lagoons Brickyard Cove Pond
- Hilltop Lake (Hilltop)
- Temporary Pond
- Miller/Knox Lagoon
- Nicholl's Knob Pond
- North Reservoir
- Point Pinole Pond
- Potrero Hills Quarry Pond
- San Pablo Reservoir
- Bays, harbours, wharves, piers, ports, marinas, coves, channels: Brickyard Cove
- Campus Bay
- Castro Cove
- Harbor Channel
- Hoffman Channel
- Kozy Kove
- Lauritzen Canal
- Point San Pablo Marina
- Richmond Marina Bay
- Marina Bay Marina
- Parr-Rich Canal
- Port of Richmond
- Richmond Ferry Terminal
- Richmond Inner Harbor
- Richmond Outer Harbor
- Richmond Rod & Gun Club Yacht Harbor
- Richmond Yacht Club
- Santa Fe Canal
- Santa Rita Channel
- Santa Fe Marina
- San Pablo Canal
- San Francisco Bay
- San Pablo Bay
- Westshore Marina
- Landmasses, Rocks, Islands, Valleys, Canyons, Gorges, Points, Peaks, Beaches, Ranges: Berkeley Hills
- Brother Islands
- Brooks Island
- Castro Point
- Castro Rocks
- East Brother Lighthouse
- Ferry Point
- Kellar Beach
- Kozy Kove
- Richmond Long Wharf
- Nicholl's Knob
- Point Isabel
- Point Molate
- Point Pinole
- Point San Pablo
- Point Richmond Pier
- Point Pinole Pier
- Point Potrero
- San Pablo Canyon
- San Pablo Ridge
- Wildcat Canyon
37°54′35″N 122°19′49″W / 37.9097°N 122.3303°W / 37.9097; -122.3303
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