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>Map >Satellite Here, where Panoche Creek debouches into the San Joaquin Valley, the creek has formed a typical example of an alluvial fan. Arroyo cutting and various sedimentary structures, fanhead trenches, and longitudinal bars are well illustrated. Armored mudballs are present. A quarry in the area has exposed some of the structures.
Vegetation is primarily grassland, with Atriplex sp. A rare plant, Amsinckia vernicosa, has been reported in or near the area.
Integrity: A road, buildings, and a quarry lie within the area. The grassland is grazed.
Use: Private
January 1980
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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