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Map Satellite On the south side of San Rafael Creek, at the point where it joins the San Pablo Bay, is a small salt marsh fronted by an extensive mudflat. Vegetation in the marsh is primarily cord grass, Spartina foliosa, and pickleweed, Salicornia virginica.
The marsh and mudflats are frequented by various waterfowl and shorebirds. California clapper rails, Rallus longirostris obsoletus, an endangered species, are found here.
Integrity: Much of the former marsh has been leveed and filled, and the creek channel is well used by pleasure craft.
Use: Research, educational, observational.
February 1978
Inventory of California Natural Areas
Revision © 2008 Steven Louis Hartman
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