Snell Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed March 10, 2011 watercourse in
Napa County, California. It is situated approximately five miles north of
Aetna Springs and is a tributary of
Butts Creek
Butts may refer to:
People
* Butts (surname)
* Butts Giraud (born before 1965), Canadian football player, professional wrestler and businessman
* Butts Wagner (1871–1928), American professional baseball player
Places United States
* Butts B ...
, which ultimately merges into
Putah Creek.
Plants
Snell Valley is noted for its
biodiversity
Biodiversity or biological diversity is the variety and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is a measure of variation at the genetic ('' genetic variability''), species ('' species diversity''), and ecosystem ('' ecosystem diversity' ...
of
flora
Flora (: floras or florae) is all the plant life present in a particular region or time, generally the naturally occurring (indigenous (ecology), indigenous) native plant, native plants. The corresponding term for animals is ''fauna'', and for f ...
, and within Snell Valley is the
Missimer Wildflower Preserve. An example of wildflowers in the Snell Creek watershed is yellow mariposa lily, ''
Calochortus luteus''.
[C. Michael Hogan. 2009]
Line notes
References
* David L. Durham. 2001. ''Durham's place names of California's old wine country'', page 65
* C. Michael Hogan. 2009
''Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg
Rivers of Napa County, California
Rivers of Northern California
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