Snell Creek

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Coord|38|42|13|N|122|24|41|W|type:river_region:US-CA_source:GNIS-234752|display=title|notes=<ref>{{Cite GNIS|234752|Snell Creek}}</ref>}}

'''Snell Creek''' is a {{convert|2.1|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed March 10, 2011</ref> watercourse in Napa County, California.<ref>David L. Durham. 2001</ref> It is situated approximately five miles north of Aetna Springs and is a tributary of Butts Creek, which ultimately merges into Putah Creek.<ref>[http://www.sacriver.org/aboutwatershed/roadmap/watersheds/westside/putah-creek-watershed ''Putah Creek Watershed'']. sacriver.org, accessed April 6, 2018</ref>

==Plants== Snell Valley is noted for its biodiversity of flora, and within Snell Valley is the Missimer Wildflower Preserve. An example of wildflowers in the Snell Creek watershed is yellow mariposa lily, ''Calochortus luteus''.<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009</ref>

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==References== * David L. Durham. 2001. ''Durham's place names of California's old wine country'', page 65 * C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004094242/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=97686 ''Yellow Mariposa Lily: Calochortus luteus'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg] {{Clear}}

Category:Rivers of Napa County, California Category:Rivers of Northern California