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Lobos Creek

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Lobos Creek
stream
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSan Francisco County
CitySan Francisco, California
SourceThe Presidio
 - locationThe Presidio
MouthBaker BeachPacific Ocean
 - locationSan Francisco, California
 - elevation0 ft (0 m)
Lobos Creek (from Spanish 'lobo marino': sea wolf) is a stream in Presidio of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.[1][2]

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It runs from runoff in the Presidio and Seacliff areas and underground seepage from springs that form Mountain Lake to the Pacific Ocean marking the division between Baker Beach and China Beach.[1][2] Conservation and restoration efforts are under way to remove invasive vegetation and improve water flow, in addition to deculverting.[3]
Lobos Creek is the Presidio's primary source of potable water. About a million gallons per day—half the average flow of the creek—is diverted to a water treatment facility in the Presidio.[4]
Broken pipes also leak raw sewage into the creek, causing a pool at Baker Beach and Lobos Creek where children play to be the most contaminated in the Bay Area.[5]
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Biologists David Luther (right) and Kate Gentry (left) record white-crowned sparrow songs and calls at the Lobos Creek dunes in the Presidio.

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