Old Alameda Creek Marsh
Map SatelliteThough the meandering Alameda Creek has been channelized, there still remains an extensive salt marsh at the mouth, with pickleweed, Salicornia spp., the dominant vegetation. This area is one of the largest salt marshes on the shoreline between Richmond and the South San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. Bayward, there are mudflats supporting a rich assemblage of invertebrates.
During the migratory season the marsh and mudflats are the resting and feeding areas for thousands of shorebirds and waterfowl. There is an unusual concentration of the white-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus, in the vicinity.
Integrity: The creek is channeled and there are levees in portions of the marsh. It is entirely surrounded by salt ponds.
Use: Private, though the creek channel is public.
February 1976
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2009 Steven Louis Hartman