Mark West Creek

General data

Name: Mark West Creek
Water system: Russian River (California)
Water type: River
Progression: Russian River (California) -> Russian River Estuary (California) -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Mark West Creek is a 29.9-mile-long (48.1 km) stream that rises in the Mayacamas Mountains of Sonoma County, California, United States.

Tributaries of Mark West Creek include Porter Creek and Hummingbird Creek, both of which originate in the same mountain range.

Discharge waters of Mark West Creek reach the Russian River after a confluence with the Laguna de Santa Rosa.

The Community Clean Water Institute has developed a program for monitoring pollutants in Mark West Creek.

The four-mile stretch of Mark West Creek from Mark West Lodge to Mark West Creek Road is a challenging class III-V whitewater kayaking run.