Lower Haight in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Watershed History
— The Channel Watershed —
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, January 25, 2022
1. Watershed History (Channel) Marker
Inscription.
Watershed History. . The Channel Watershed was originally comprised of sand dunes, marshes, and a large bay called Mission Bay. The waterfront edges of Mission Bay were marked by Potrero Point, near Pier 70, and Steamboat Point, which today is the launch point for the Bay Bridge. Mission Bay contained an abundance of mussels, limpets, and smelt that fed herons, egrets, osprey, hawks, and other migratory birds., Hayes Creek, Mission Creek, and Dolores Creek once discharged into Mission Bay but today run underground beneath the Civic Center area and Mission District. Sand dunes occupying what are now the Richmond, Sunset, Western Addition, and Financial Districts were gradually razed in the late 1800s to make way for development, and their remains were often used to fill Mission Bay and its surrounding creeks and marshes.
The Channel Watershed was originally comprised of
sand dunes, marshes, and a large bay called Mission
Bay. The waterfront edges of Mission Bay were marked
by Potrero Point, near Pier 70, and Steamboat Point,
which today is the launch point for the Bay Bridge.
Mission Bay contained an abundance of mussels,
limpets, and smelt that fed herons, egrets, osprey,
hawks, and other migratory birds.
Hayes Creek, Mission Creek, and Dolores Creek once
discharged into Mission Bay but today run underground
beneath the Civic Center area and Mission District.
Sand dunes occupying what are now the Richmond,
Sunset, Western Addition, and Financial Districts were
gradually razed in the late 1800s to make way for
development, and their remains were often used to fill
Mission Bay and its surrounding creeks and marshes.
Location. 37° 46.252′ N, 122° 26.011′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Lower Haight. Marker is at the intersection of Pierce Street and Waller Street on Pierce Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94117, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, January 25, 2022
2. Watershed History (Channel) Marker - wide view
The marker is visible here as part of the watershed information kiosk on the corner.
Photographed By Sfwater.org, January 25, 2022
3. Historic Creeks and Watersheds Map from adjacent panel
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 12, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 107 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 12, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
