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Potter Valley is an unincorporated town in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located at the headwaters of the East Fork of the Russian River, approximately 10 miles northeast of Ukiah. In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Islands off Mendocino A Beach in the City of Elk Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... The Russian River downstream of Duncans Mills The Russian River rises in the coastal mountain ranges of Mendocino County, north of Ukiah in Northern California. ... Ukiah is the county seat of Mendocino County, California. ...

History

In 1852, when William and Thomas Potter and Mose Briggs first entered what would be known as Potter Valley, they were searching for the headwaters of the Russian River from their base in Sonoma County. The Pomo people called it Ba-lo Kai. They found three Pomo villages (each about 500 people strong), the Russian headwaters, and a lush valley with wild oats "stirrup high". Eventually the Potters returned to settle there, and the valley became known by the American ranchers' name. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Sonoma County is on the north Pacific coast of California, in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. ... The Pomo people are a Native American people of Northern California. ...

In addition to his famous Ridgewood Ranch, Charles S. Howard, owner of Seabiscuit, owned a ranch in Potter Valley, where he ran cattle and occasionally secluded Seabiscuit when visitors became bothersome. [2] Charles Stewart Howard (1877 â€“ 1950) was an American businessman. ... Seabiscuit (May 23, 1933â€”May 17, 1947) was a champion thoroughbred race horse in the United States. ...

Geography

Potter Valley is located just northeast of Ukiah and Lake Mendocino in Mendocino County, with the valley floor at roughly 1000' elevation. The headwaters of the East Fork of the Russian River originate in the valley. Additional water from the Eel River is pumped into the Russian River here via a controversial hydroelectric plant that tunnels through the mountains to take advantage of the relative proximity of these two waterways. This diversion supplies a significant amount of water to inland Mendocino and Sonoma Counties. Potter Valley is a rich agricultural region, with excellent soils, planted mostly in irrigated pasture, wine grapes, and pears, but supporting a wide variety of farms and ranches. Lake Mendocino from northern shore Lake Mendocino is located in Mendocino County, California, north-east of Ukiah. ... The Eel River is a major river of the northern Pacific coast of California in the United States. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... Irrigation is the artificial application of water to the soil. ... wine grapes Viticulture (from the Latin word for vine) refers to the cultivation of grapes, often for use in the production of wine. ... It has been suggested that Veraison be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

External links

	v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of Mendocino County, California County Seat: Ukiah
Incorporated places	Fort Bragg • Point Arena • Ukiah • Willits Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 552 pixelsFull resolution (891 Ã— 615 pixel, file size: 2 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Mendocino County, California Covelo, California Fort... Islands off Mendocino A Beach in the City of Elk Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... Ukiah is the county seat of Mendocino County, California. ... An incorporated place, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, is a type of governmental unit incorporated under state law as a city, town (except the New England states, New York, and Wisconsin), borough (except in Alaska and New York), or village and having legally prescribed limits, powers, and... Pudding Creek Trestle Aerial view of the southern section of Fort Bragg and the mouth of the Noyo River. ... Point Arena and the Point Arena lighthouse, looking southward from Manchester State Beach. ... Ukiah is the county seat of Mendocino County, California. ... Willits is a city in Mendocino County, California, United States. ...
CDPs	Covelo • Laytonville • Mendocino • Talmage A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Covelo is a census-designated place located in Mendocino County, California. ... Laytonville is a census-designated place located in Mendocino County, California. ... View of Mendocino from the Northwest Mendocino is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mendocino County, California, United States. ... Talmage is a census-designated place located in Mendocino County, California. ...
Unincorporated communities	Albion • Boonville • Calpella • Caspar • Elk • Gualala • Hopland • Little River • Philo • Redwood Valley • Potter Valley In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Albion is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, USA with a population of 1,035. ... Boonville is an unincorporated town in Anderson Valley in Mendocino County, California. ... Calpella is an unincorporated community located in Mendocino County, California. ... Caspar is a zip code tabulation area located in coastal Mendocino County, California. ... Elk is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California with a population of 208. ... Gualala is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County in the U.S. state of California. ... Hopland is a small town of less than 800 people located at the start of the Redwoods in Mendocino county of Northern California. ... Little River is a small town in Mendocino County, California, located a few miles south of the town of Mendocino and running along the coast onCalifornia Highway 1. ... Philo is an unincorporated town in Anderson Valley located in western Mendocino County, California. ... Redwood Valley is a census-designated place located in Mendocino County, California. ...
State parks	Caspar Headlands • Greenwood Beach • Hendy Woods • Jug Handle • MacKerricher • Maillard Redwoods • Manchester • Mendocino Headlands • Mendocino Woodlands • Montgomery Woods • Navarro River Redwoods • Point Cabrillo • Russian Gulch • Schooner Gulch • Sinkyone Wilderness • Smithe Redwoods • Standish-Hickey • Standley • Van Damme • Westport Union Landing State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, recreation, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... Hendy Woods State Park is a state park located in Mendocino County, California. ... Manchester State Park consists of 760 acres including 18,000 feet of protected beachfront on the Pacific Ocean in Northern California near Point Arena. ... Mendocino Headlands State Park, in Mendocino, California, consists of 347 acres of undeveloped seaside bluffs and islets surrounding the town of Mendocino, two beaches (Big River Beach and Portuguese Beach), and the much larger Big River Unit stretching for eight miles along both banks of the nearby Big River. ... The Mendocino Woodlands State Park (MWSA) is a campground in California. ... Redwood grove at Montgomery Woods Montgomery Woods State Reserve is a 1,145 acre state-owned park located in the Coastal Range in Mendocino County, California, United States. ... Navarro River Redwoods State Park is a state park consisting of an 11-mile stretch of second-growth redwood forest on the banks of the Navarro River in Mendocino County, California. ... Point Cabrillo Light is a lighthouse in northern California, United States, between Point Arena and Cape Mendocino, just south of the community of Caspar. ... The Admiral William Standley State Recreation Area is a state recreation area located north of the city of Santa Rosa, California, on the Eel River in Mendocino County. ... Van Damme State Park consists of about 1,831 acres (7. ...