Getting to San Francisco: By boat

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Streams in Marin County, California

Phoenix Creek, 24 km (15 miles)
East Fork Swede George Creek, 25 km (16 miles)
Swede George Creek, 26 km (16 miles)
Cataract Creek, 26 km (16 miles)
East Fork Cataract Creek, 26 km (16 miles)
Van Wyck Creek, 26 km (16 miles)
Sleepy Hollow Creek, 26 km (16 miles)
Deer Park Creek, 27 km (17 miles)
South Fork Gallinas Creek, 28 km (17 miles)

Overfalls in Marin County, California

Cataract Falls, 25 km (15 miles)

Reservoirs in San Mateo County, California

Pilarcitos Lake, 25 km (16 miles)
Lower Crystal Springs Reservoir, 28 km (18 miles)
Searsville Lake, 45 km (28 miles)

Bays in San Mateo County, California

Edun Cove, 25 km (16 miles)

Bars in Marin County, California

Bullhead Flat, 25 km (16 miles)

Streams in San Mateo County, California

Locks Creek, 29 km (18 miles)
Deer Creek, 31 km (19 miles)
Denniston Creek, 31 km (19 miles)
Arroyo De En Medio, 32 km (20 miles)
Nuff Creek, 33 km (20 miles)
Corinda Los Trancos Creek, 33 km (21 miles)
Madonna Creek, 34 km (21 miles)
Pilarcitos Creek, 34 km (21 miles)
Canada Verde Creek, 39 km (24 miles)
Schoolhouse Creek, 44 km (27 miles)
Alambique Creek, 45 km (28 miles)
East Fork Tunitas Creek, 45 km (28 miles)
Lobitos Creek, 45 km (28 miles)
Corte Madera Creek, 45 km (28 miles)
Sausal Creek, 45 km (28 miles)
Martin Creek, 45 km (28 miles)
Los Trancos Creek, 45 km (28 miles)
Dry Creek, 47 km (29 miles)
Bull Run Creek, 47 km (29 miles)
Tunitas Creek, 47 km (29 miles)
Damiani Creek, 50 km (31 miles)
Coyote Creek, 50 km (31 miles)
Langley Creek, 52 km (32 miles)
El Corte de Madera Creek, 52 km (32 miles)
La Honda Creek, 54 km (33 miles)

Harbors in San Mateo County, California

Wahleman Harbor, 31 km (19 miles)
Pillar Point Harbor, 32 km (20 miles)

Bars in San Mateo County, California

Southeast Reef, 35 km (22 miles)

Springs in San Mateo County, California

Summit Spring, 41 km (25 miles)

Inlets in Napa County, California

Napa Slough, 44 km (28 miles)
Devils Slough, 45 km (28 miles)
Mud Slough, 47 km (29 miles)
Steamboat Slough, 50 km (31 miles)

Lakes in San Mateo County, California

Schilling Lake, 46 km (28 miles)
Pearsons Pond, 50 km (31 miles)

Streams in Napa County, California

Huichica Creek, 46 km (29 miles)
Carneros Creek, 50 km (31 miles)
Suscol Creek, 53 km (33 miles)
Tulucay Creek, 54 km (34 miles)
Soda Creek, 81 km (50 miles)
Uncle John Creek, 87 km (54 miles)
Smittle Creek, 90 km (56 miles)

Bays in Santa Clara County, California

Casey Forebay, 48 km (30 miles)

Streams in Santa Clara County, California

Deer Creek, 48 km (30 miles)
Permanente Creek, 48 km (30 miles)
Saratoga Creek, 55 km (34 miles)
Calabazas Creek, 55 km (34 miles)
Hog Slough, 80 km (50 miles)
Long Branch, 80 km (50 miles)
Sycamore Creek, 81 km (50 miles)
Colorado Creek, 81 km (50 miles)
Arroyo Calero, 81 km (51 miles)
Los Capitancillos Creek, 82 km (51 miles)
Cow Creek, 89 km (55 miles)

Reservoirs in Santa Clara County, California

Shoreline Lake, 48 km (30 miles)
Almaden Reservoir, 86 km (53 miles)
Calero Reservoir, 87 km (54 miles)

Swamps in Santa Clara County, California

Mountain View Tidal Marsh, 49 km (30 miles)
Stevens Creek Tidal Marsh, 49 km (31 miles)
Crittenden Marsh, 49 km (31 miles)

Inlets in Santa Clara County, California

Jogel Slough, 50 km (31 miles)
Devils Slough, 50 km (31 miles)
North Coyote Slough, 55 km (34 miles)
South Coyote Slough, 55 km (34 miles)
Artesian Slough, 55 km (34 miles)

Canals in Solano County, California

Ibis Cut, 51 km (32 miles)
Hunter Cut, 53 km (33 miles)
Egbert Cut, 90 km (56 miles)

Reservoirs in Alameda County, California

Salt Pond A21, 52 km (32 miles)
Salt Pond A20, 53 km (33 miles)
Salt Pond A19, 54 km (33 miles)

Inlets in Alameda County, California

Mud Slough, 52 km (33 miles)

Streams in Solano County, California

Mud Slough, 52 km (33 miles)
Peltier Slough, 55 km (34 miles)
Spoonbill Creek, 55 km (34 miles)
Cache Slough, 80 km (49 miles)
Alamo Creek, 81 km (51 miles)
Sweany Creek, 81 km (51 miles)
English Creek, 82 km (51 miles)
Elkhorn Slough, 82 km (51 miles)
Ulatis Creek, 82 km (51 miles)
Maine Prairie Slough, 83 km (51 miles)
Dry Arroyo, 88 km (55 miles)
Dickson Creek, 88 km (55 miles)
Duck Slough, 89 km (55 miles)

Bays in Solano County, California

Honker Bay, 54 km (33 miles)

Stream Bends in Napa County, California

Horseshoe Bend, 54 km (33 miles)

Streams in Alameda County, California

Agua Fria Creek, 54 km (33 miles)
Toroges Creek, 54 km (34 miles)
Tarraville Creek, 84 km (52 miles)

Reservoirs in Solano County, California

Terminal Reservoir, 54 km (34 miles)

Streams in Contra Costa County, California

Oil Creek, 54 km (34 miles)
Sycamore Creek, 55 km (34 miles)

Inlets in Solano County, California

Howard Slough, 55 km (34 miles)
Duck Slough, 86 km (53 miles)
Shag Slough, 86 km (53 miles)
Lookout Slough, 86 km (53 miles)
Taylor Slough, 86 km (53 miles)

Lakes in Solano County, California

Twin Sloughs, 55 km (34 miles)
Sycamore Slough, 84 km (52 miles)

Streams in Santa Cruz County, California

Alba Creek, 80 km (50 miles)
Smith Creek, 81 km (50 miles)
Deans Creek, 81 km (51 miles)
Little Creek, 81 km (51 miles)
Marshall Creek, 82 km (51 miles)
Love Creek, 82 km (51 miles)
Newell Creek, 83 km (52 miles)
Scott Creek, 84 km (52 miles)
Burns Creek, 84 km (52 miles)
Laurel Creek, 84 km (52 miles)
Lompico Creek, 84 km (52 miles)
Manson Creek, 84 km (52 miles)
Agua Puera Creek, 86 km (53 miles)
Mackenzie Creek, 86 km (54 miles)
Bull Creek, 87 km (54 miles)
Shingle Mill Creek, 87 km (54 miles)
East Branch Liddell Creek, 89 km (55 miles)
Eagle Creek, 89 km (55 miles)

Springs in Santa Clara County, California

Mount Hamilton Springs, 80 km (50 miles)
Santa Teresa Spring, 83 km (51 miles)
Divide Springs, 89 km (55 miles)
Mud Springs, 90 km (56 miles)
Passionate Spring, 91 km (56 miles)

Reservoirs in Santa Cruz County, California

Loch Lomond, 80 km (50 miles)
Lake Lompico, 82 km (51 miles)

Inlets in San Joaquin County, California

Turner Slough (historical), 81 km (50 miles)
Connection Slough, 83 km (52 miles)
Criminal Slough, 84 km (52 miles)
Columbia Cut, 85 km (53 miles)
Little Connection Slough, 86 km (54 miles)
Little Potato Slough, 88 km (55 miles)
Disappointment Slough, 90 km (56 miles)

Lakes in San Joaquin County, California

Turner Lake (historical), 81 km (50 miles)

Lakes in Santa Cruz County, California

Laguna del Sargento, 81 km (50 miles)

Streams in San Joaquin County, California

Old River, 81 km (51 miles)
Nibs Slough, 83 km (52 miles)
South Mokelumne River, 84 km (52 miles)
North Mokelumne River, 84 km (52 miles)

Canals in San Joaquin County, California

Mandeville Cut, 83 km (52 miles)
Venice Cut, 84 km (52 miles)
Honker Cut, 90 km (56 miles)

Channels in San Joaquin County, California

Venice Reach, 83 km (52 miles)
Mandeville Reach, 84 km (52 miles)
Singapore Cut, 84 km (52 miles)
Stockton Deep Water Channel, 84 km (52 miles)
Three River Reach, 84 km (52 miles)
Burns Reach, 86 km (53 miles)

Springs in Napa County, California

Soda Spring, 83 km (52 miles)
Martin Spring, 89 km (55 miles)

Lakes in Sacramento County, California

The Oxbow, 84 km (52 miles)

Swamps in Santa Cruz County, California

Scott Creek Marsh, 84 km (52 miles)

Lakes in Santa Clara County, California

Laguna Seca (historical), 86 km (54 miles)

Lakes in Napa County, California

Lake Ellen, 86 km (54 miles)

Springs in Yolo County, California

Adobe Spring, 90 km (56 miles)
Buckhorn Spring, 90 km (56 miles)

Streams in Yolo County, California

Dry Creek, 91 km (56 miles)

Interesting Places on the Map

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Abake Camp in Delta State, Nigeria
Bashir in Ostan-e Markazi, Iran
Bhelaray in Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Bigoro, a stream in Adamaoua Region, Cameroon
Burnley Cemetery in Madison County, Missouri
Ceuri in West Java, Indonesia
Colonia La Nueva Tierra, an agricultural colony in Provincia de La Pampa, Argentina
East Butte, a mountain in Blaine County, Montana
Enterprise Mine in Catron County, New Mexico
Grand Island, population 48,520 in Hall County, Nebraska
Grover Post Office, a post office in Saint Louis County, Missouri
Jimmy Green Lake Dam in Sumter County, Georgia
Khalid Karez, an underground irrigation canal in Farah, Afghanistan
Kournawa in Zinder, Niger
Laasa Ceel Bardaale, a wadi in Gobolka Sool, Somalia
Lago Machema, a lake in Provincia de Inhambane, Mozambique

Little Jackson Creek, a stream in Richland County, South Carolina
Mwape Chisansa in Central Province, Zambia
Nikalgaun in Karkigaun, Jajarkot, Bheri Zone, Mid Western Region, Nepal
Ostriy Kurgan, a mound in Krasnodarskiy Kray, Russia
Qa` Abu Sililiyat, a wadi junction in Saudi Arabia
Quebrada Coli, a stream in Departamento de Huancavelica, Peru
Riviere Courtois, a stream in Quebec
Salu Patotong, a stream in Provinsi Sulawesi Barat, Indonesia
Saydo Kala in Wilayat-e Paktika, Afghanistan
Tokarevo in Novgorodskaya Oblast', Russia
Tongmak-chi, a reservoir in North Jeolla, South Korea
Trada in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar Laen, Sweden
Zardi, a hill in Balochistan, Pakistan
Zegoundri, a hill in Wilaya de Ain Defla, Algeria
Zimov'ye Lugovoye in Irkutskaya Oblast', Russia

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