History
In 1772, the first recorded Spanish expedition crossed Wildcat Creek, although the Spaniards may have traveled this far north as early as 1769. The 1772 Fages and 1776 de Anza expeditions received festive greetings at two villages along Wildcat Creek, one of which was estimated at 100 – 200 people in size. Within three decades, nearly all the native Huchiun had been forced to move toWatershed
The Wildcat Creek watershed drains . The creek originates on Vollmer Peak inEcology
The Wildcat San Pablo Creeks Watershed Council won the Governors Environmental and Economic Leadership award in 2003. Founded in 1985, it is the oldest, continuing running urban watershed council in California. In 2004, the Wildcat San Pablo Watershed Council began work on the Wildcat Creek Watershed Restoration Plan (WRAP), to address recurring flood damages within the City of San Pablo. In April, 2010, the plan was published and addressed three goals: :1. Reduce flood risk based on Wildcat Creek's 100-year flood flows and improve stormwater management in low-lying neighborhoods. :2. Enhance riparian habitat, specifically focused on stream resident coastal rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus'') and the potential restoration of anadromous steelhead migration. :3. Develop recreational resources for the community, specifically a fully connected Wildcat Creek Trail through the city. In September 2010 the City of San Pablo announced that it had received a $1.8 million grant from the state Department of Water Resources to clean up Wildcat Creek. Wildcat Creek supported aPotamodromous rainbow trout population
In April 1991, a student at the University California, Berkeley electrofished the two perennial reaches of Wildcat Creek to determine the condition of ''O. mykiss'' populations. The upper reach was located above Lake Anza, while the lower reach was at the northwest edge of Wildcat Canyon Regional Park. The upper reach produced 46 ''O. mykiss'' ( FL). In the lower reach, 71 ''O. mykiss'' were caught (). The resulting study reported that the presence of multiple age classes in both the upper and lower reaches indicated successful spawning in the two areas (Cohen 1991). The study also noted age 3+ ''O. mykiss'' from Lake Anza spawning in upper reaches of Wildcat Creek.See also
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