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Morro Creek
is a coastal
stream
in
San Luis Obispo County
, in the central region of the
U.S. state
of
California
. The watercourse flows from the
Santa Lucia Mountains
to discharge into the
Pacific Ocean
, at its mouth on
Estero Bay
, near the city of
Morro Bay
.
Natural history
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The creek is in the
coastal sage and chaparral
section of the
California chaparral and woodlands
Ecoregion
. Historically this watershed had
habitats
containing considerable amounts of
chaparral
, and scarce
Oak woodlands
, and
Grey Pine (
Pinus sabiniana
)
trees.
Cultural history
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The lower reaches of Morro Creek were used as a significant
settlement
of the
Chumash
tribe since at least the
Millingstone Horizon
.
[1]
There is also incidence of historic mining of chromium within the catchment basin.
[2]
It was used extensively for grazing by the cattle ranches.
See also
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Notes
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- ^
C.M. Hogan, 2008
- ^
USGS, 1910
References
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- USGS Bulletin
(1910) United States Geological Survey, Published by The Survey, Item notes: no.430
- C.Michael Hogan (2008)
Morro Creek
, ed. by A. Burnham
[1]
35°22′33″N
120°51′51″W
/
35.3759°N 120.8643°W
/
35.3759; -120.8643