Rindler Creek

Rindler Creek is a stream that rises on Sulfur Springs Mountain in southwestern Solano County, California. A stream restoration project has been conducted to reverse the damage of cattle overgrazing [ [http://www.solanorcd.org/conservation_planning.htm Rindler Creek Restoration Project] ] One goal of this project is to enhance habitat suitable for the endangered Northern Red-legged Frog. Water quality has been altered in Rindler Creek due to historic cinnabar extraction in this watershed.

Cinnabar deposits was mined from this locale in the early 1900s via Hastings Mine and St. John's Mine. [C.M. Hogan, M. Papineau et al., "Environmental Assessment of the Columbus Parkway Widening between Ascot Parkway and the Northgate Development, Vallejo", Earth Metrics Inc Report #7853, California State Clearinghouse, Sacramento, Ca. September, 1989] [ [http://www.admmr.state.az.us/DigitalLibrary/USBM_IC/USBMIC8252MercuryPart1of2.pdf U.S.Bureau of Mines, "Mercury Potential in the United States"] ] Shaft construction occurred no earlier than 1918 and mining had ceased by the year 1930.

ee also

*Blue Rock Springs Creek
*Serpentine soil

References

External links

* [http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lon=-122.229&lat=38.1347 Rindler Creek area topographic map]