Critical habitat is designated in the following California counties for the following ESUs as described in paragraph (a) of this section, and as further described in paragraphs (b) through (e) of this section. The textual descriptions of critical habitat for each ESU are included in paragraphs (f) through (l) of this section, and these descriptions are the definitive source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. General location maps are provided at the end of each ESU description (paragraphs (f) through (l) of this section) and are provided for general guidance purposes only, and not as a definitive source for determining critical habitat boundaries.
ESU | State-counties |
(1) California Coastal Chinook | CA-Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake, Napa, Glenn, Colusa, and Tehama. |
(2) Northern California Steelhead | CA-Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake, Glenn, Colusa, and Tehama. |
(3) Central California Coast Steelhead | CA-Lake, Mendocino, Sonoma, Napa, Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Alameda, Contra Costa, and San Joaquin. |
(4) South-Central Coast Steelhead | CA-Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo. |
(5) Southern California Steelhead | CA-San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego. |
(6) Central Valley spring-run Chinook | CA-Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Shasta, Yolo, Sacramento, Solano, Colusa, Yuba, Sutter, Trinity, Alameda, San Joaquin, and Contra Costa. |
(7) Central Valley Steelhead | CA-Tehama, Butte, Glenn, Shasta, Yolo, Sacramento, Solona, Yuba, Sutter, Placer, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, Alameda, Contra Costa. |
Atascadero Creek (35.4468, -120.7010); Graves Creek (35.4838, -120.7631); Jack Creek (35.5815, -120.8560); Nacimiento River (35.7610, -120.8853); Paso Robles Creek (35.5636, -120.8455); Salinas River (35.3886, -120.5582); San Antonio River (35.7991, -120.8849); San Marcos Creek (35.6734, -120.8140); Santa Margarita Creek (35.3923, -120.6619); Santa Rita Creek (35.5262, -120.8396); Sheepcamp Creek (35.6145, -120.7795); Summit Creek (35.6441, -120.8046); Tassajera Creek (35.3895, -120.6926); Trout Creek (35.3394, -120.5881); Willow Creek (35.6107, -120.7720).
50 C.F.R. §226.211