virtual_tour

San Francisquito Watershed Council
 
Take a virtual tour of the San Francisquito Watershed (beta)

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The Virtual Tour requires GoogleEarth, available here.

Instructions:

1.  Download and install GoogleEarth. 

2.  Click on the links to the watershed features on the virtual tour.

3.  Files may open up a new application window or need to be saved and opened from your default download location (depending on your browser settings). 

4.  Explore, using the links for reference


The virtual tour will work best by setting the "Terrain Quality" and "Elevation Exaggeration" to their highest values.

 

Explore the Watershed :

Begin with a view of the creeks draining to the San Francisco Bay ...

...the San Francisquito Watereshed looking West towards the Santa Cruz Mountains...

...explore the San Francisquito watershed...

...the West Union - Bear subwatershed...

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...the Sausal subwatershed...

...the Corte Madera subwatershed...

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...the Los Trancos subwatershed...

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...which all drain through the San Francisquito Creek mainstem to the San Francisco Bay...

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USEFUL LINKS
Plant, animal photos:
CalPhotos
Watershed maps:
USGS
Oakland Museum
Aerial photos:
Google maps
Water levels:
USGS stream gauge
Palo Alto creek level
Palo Alto creek cam
Monitoring data:
Palo Alto creeks
LTMAP
Local creek agencies:
San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority
Santa Clara Valley Water District