'''Wildcat Marsh''' is the wetlands delta formed by the mouth of Wildcat Creek at its confluence with Castro Creek in Richmond, California.<ref name="norichplan">[https://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/DocumentCenter/View/311/North-Shoreline-Specific-Plan?bidId= North Richmond Shoreline Specific Plan], Richmond website, by Brady and associates, June 1993, retrieved August 3, 2007</ref> The marsh is critical habitat for endangered species<ref name="norichplan"/> and has been contaminated<ref name="monitorprog">[http://www.sfei.org/camp/servlet/DisplayProgram?which=General&pid=SFCA0005134 Monitoring Program Summary], California Coastal Water Quality Monitoring Inventory, retrieved August 31, 2007</ref><ref name="NOAA">[http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/pacific/castro/index.html Castro Cove/Chevron Richmond, CA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917164344/http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/pacific/castro/index.html |date=2008-09-17 }}, ''National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration'' (NOAA), retrieved August 1, 2007</ref> and damaged<ref name="norichplan"/> by runoff from the Chevron Richmond Refinery,<ref name="monitorprog"/><ref name="NOAA"/> the city's landfill,<ref name="norichplan"/> and a salvage yard.<ref name="norichplan"/> The marsh was isolated from tidal effects, but restoration efforts are underway<ref name="norichplan"/> as is the closure of the landfill<ref name="norichplan"/> and cleanup of the mudflats contaminated by mercury<ref name="monitorprog"/><ref name="NOAA"/> and PAHs<ref name="monitorprog"/><ref name="NOAA"/> from the refinery.<ref name="monitorprog"/><ref name="NOAA"/>
==See also== *Castro Creek *Castro Cove
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{{Bodies of water in Richmond, California}}
{{Coord|37.956|-122.387|display=title}}
Category:Geography of Richmond, California Category:Landforms of Contra Costa County, California Category:Wetlands of the San Francisco Bay Area Category:Marshes of California