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Baxter Creek; Stege Creek;
	; The Northern terminus of the Ohlone Greenway trail at Baxter Creek Gateway Park;
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Contra Costa County
City	; Richmond, El Cerrito;
Physical characteristics
Source	The Presidio
- location	Berkeley Hills
	;
Mouth	; Stege Marsh, San Francisco Bay;
- location	Richmond, California
- elevation	0 ft (0 m)

Baxter Creek or Stege Creek^[1] (also archaically Bishop Creek^[1]), is a three-branch creek in Richmond and El Cerrito, California, United States forming the Baxter Creek watershed. The creek has three sources and flows from the Berkeley Hills to Stege Marsh and the San Francisco Bay. The Baxter Creek watershed at-large has 10 sources.^[2]

The creek has been largely culverted over the years since the Rancho San Pablo and the subdivided Bishop Ranch, then known as Bishop Creek, were urbanized. Residents missed the creek when it disappeared under the asphalt and formed Friends of Baxter Creek. This group has aided in the restoration of several portions of the creek. Baxter Creek Park, Poinsett Park, and Booker T. Anderson Park are now in a more natural riparian condition, though the Anderson Park portion has been plagued by litter and shopping carts.
^[3]^[4]

The Ohlone Greenway bicycle and pedestrian path has its northern terminus at Baxter Creek Gateway Park, located just north of where the BART tracks cross over San Pablo Avenue in Richmond.

The origins of the name Baxter Creek is unknown, but historians believe it to be from a family which once owned land in the area. Stege is from Richard Stege and Bishop comes from Thomas Bishop, who once owned large tracts of land in the area.^[5]

Much of the streamside vegetation that had been restored to Booker T. Anderson Park was chainsawed away and leveled due to concerns that the riparian habitat hid muggings, drug dealings, and public sex from police patrols.^[6]

Notes

^ ^a^b Creek History Archived December 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine., CreativeDifferences.com, retrieved August 15, 2007

^ Baxter Creek - Fluvius Innominatus Topo, 1995

^ Post-Project Appraisal of Baxter Creek at Booker T. Anderson Park : Shopping Carts - The New Boulders

^ Baxter Creek bash Saturday Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Justin Hill

^ FAQ Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., Friends of Baxter Creek website, retrieved August 15, 2007

^ Green Neighbords: The Richmond chainsaw massacre part one. Ron Sullivan. Berkeley Daily Planet. 18-09-2009. Retrieved 28-01-2011.

External links

Friends of Baxter Creek

Creek History

UC Davis/Baxter Creek

Guide to San Francisco Bay Area Creeks -- Baxter Creek
- map 1
- map 2

Baxter Creek at the State of California

Coordinates: 37°54′31″N 122°19′49″W / 37.90856°N 122.33034°W / 37.90856; -122.33034

[creekhist-1] Creek History Archived December 7, 2006, at the Wayback Machine., CreativeDifferences.com, retrieved August 15, 2007

[2] Baxter Creek - Fluvius Innominatus Topo, 1995

[3] Post-Project Appraisal of Baxter Creek at Booker T. Anderson Park : Shopping Carts - The New Boulders

[4] Baxter Creek bash Saturday Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine. Justin Hill

[5] FAQ Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine., Friends of Baxter Creek website, retrieved August 15, 2007

[6] Green Neighbords: The Richmond chainsaw massacre part one. Ron Sullivan. Berkeley Daily Planet. 18-09-2009. Retrieved 28-01-2011.

v t e Geography of Richmond, California
River	Rivers, creeks, streams: Baxter Creek Castro Creek Cerrito Creek Fluvius Innominatus Garrity Creek Meeker Slough (Creek) Rheem Creek San Pablo Creek Wildcat Creek
Wetland	Wetlands, Marshes, mud flats, swamps, sloughs: Albany Mudflats Breuner Marsh Brooks Island Salt Marsh Giant Marsh Hoffman Marsh Meeker Slough Parchester Marsh Point Molate Marsh San Pablo Creek Marsh Stege Marsh Whitell Marsh Wildcat Marsh
Lake	Lakes, ponds, reservoirs, lagoons Brickyard Cove Pond Hilltop Lake (Hilltop) Temporary Pond Miller/Knox Lagoon Nicholl's Knob Pond North Reservoir Point Pinole Pond Potrero Hills Quarry Pond San Pablo Reservoir
Bay	Bays, harbours, wharves, piers, ports, marinas, coves, channels: Brickyard Cove Campus Bay Castro Cove Harbor Channel Hoffman Channel Kozy Kove Lauritzen Canal Point San Pablo Marina Richmond Marina Bay Marina Bay Marina Parr-Rich Canal Port of Richmond Richmond Ferry Terminal Richmond Inner Harbor Richmond Outer Harbor Richmond Rod & Gun Club Yacht Harbor Richmond Yacht Club Santa Fe Canal Santa Rita Channel Santa Fe Marina San Pablo Canal San Francisco Bay San Pablo Bay Westshore Marina
Land	Landmasses, Rocks, Islands, Valleys, Canyons, Gorges, Points, Peaks, Beaches, Ranges: Berkeley Hills Brother Islands Brooks Island Castro Point Castro Rocks East Brother Lighthouse Ferry Point Kellar Beach Kozy Kove Richmond Long Wharf Nicholl's Knob Point Isabel Point Molate Point Pinole Point San Pablo Point Richmond Pier Point Pinole Pier Point Potrero San Pablo Canyon San Pablo Ridge Wildcat Canyon

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Baxter Creek Stege Creek
The Northern terminus of the Ohlone Greenway trail at Baxter Creek Gateway Park
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Contra Costa County
City	Richmond, El Cerrito
Physical characteristics

Source	The Presidio
- location	Berkeley Hills

Mouth	Stege Marsh, San Francisco Bay
- location	Richmond, California
- elevation	0 ft (0 m)