Temescal Creek culvert 1969


Description:
Photograph of a section of the Temescal Creek culvert, between Keith Avenue (in the background) and Miles Avenue, which was part of the building of Highway 24 (Grove-Shafter Freeway), Rockridge district, Oakland, Calif.

Date of Document:
circa 2005

Document Author:
Bay Area Rapid Transit District (?)

Geographic Location:
College Avenue and Keith Avenue, Oakland, Calif.

Context:
Flowing down from the Oakland hills through the flatland communities of Rockridge, Temescal, and Emeryville to San Francisco Bay, Temescal Creek forms one of the largest watersheds in Oakland. Three main tributaries feed the creek: Harwood Creek in Claremont Canyon; the Thornhill branch running from the Montclair district; and Tunnel Branch roughly following Highway 24 west of the Caldecott Tunnel. Today, virtually the entire creek, from Lake Temescal to the bay, is confined to an underground culvert. In many places, the upper reaches of Temescal Creek s tributaries and smaller branches are still visible, although their banks and creek beds often have been altered.





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