MORPHODYNAMIC CONDITIONS AT THE SONOMA
BAYLANDS RESTORATION SITE
Dingler,
Cacchione, & Hansen
USGS
Menlo Park CA
PROJECT SITE
Infra-red air photograph of the
Sonoma Baylands
Restoration Project site
and surrounding area
Vegetation is red, non-vegetated areas
including mudflats are light, and water is dark. The Petaluma River Tidal
Marsh Demonstration Project was started over a year ago by breaching the
levee separating it from the Petaluma River in two places and allowing natural
sedimentation to take place. The Leonard Ranch Site is a proposed restoration
project.
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Location of meteorological ('met')
and hydrological ('wet')
instruments at the Sonoma Baylands
site
The levee and current- modifying peninsulas
are shown as wide, orange lines. The met station sits approximately 40 m
bayward of the levee, which should be sufficient for northerly winds to
straighten out after crossing the levee. The wet station is attached to
a small bridge over the tidal creek flowing from the weir to the bay.
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