Pomponio Creek is a westward flowing stream in
San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County ( ), officially the County of San Mateo, is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 764,442. Redwood City, California, Redwoo ...
that originates on the western slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains and flows into the
Pacific Ocean
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Pomponio State Beach
Pomponio State Beach is a state beach of California in the United States. It is located south of Half Moon Bay off California State Route 1.
This coastal strip lies between Pescadero and San Gregorio State Beaches. It is made up of several m ...
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History
Pomponio Creek is named for Ponponio Lupugeyun (also known as José Pomponio Lupugeym), a resistance fighter against the California mission system who had a mountain hideout at the headwaters of Pomponio Creek.
Watershed and Course
A dam forms Pomponio Reservoir is located at about upstream from the mouth.[
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Ecology
A 15 foot high bedrock waterfall located about upstream from the creek mouth is an impassible barrier for immigrating steelhead trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'').Peninsula Open Space Trust
The Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) is a nonprofit land trust headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Mission and Work
POST mission is to protect open space on the Peninsula and in the South Bay for the benefit of all. The organization has bee ...
(POST) purchased conservation easements on the Arata Ranch along Pomponio Creek to protect the watershed.
References
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See also
* List of watercourses in the San Francisco Bay Area
Rivers of San Mateo County, California
Rivers of Northern California