Rodman Slough
| Rodman Slough | |
|---|---|
Rodman Slough 19 January 2011 | |
Rodman Slough. Parts of Tule Lake in NW, Clear Lake in SE corner. Light-colored area beside the slough was once lake / marshland. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Lake County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Scotts Creek and Middle Creek |
| • coordinates | 39°08′53″N 122°54′46″W / 39.14806°N 122.91278°W |
| Mouth | Clear Lake |
• coordinates | 39°07′00″N 122°53′07″W / 39.11667°N 122.88528°W |
• elevation | 1,325 feet (404 m) |
Rodman Slough is a wetland that drains into Clear Lake in Lake County, California. It provides an important habitat for fish, amphibians, birds and other wildlife. It is fed by Scotts Creek and Middle Creek, which contribute about 70% of the sediment and nutrients that cause algae problems in Clear Lake. The slough is the remnant of a much larger area of wetlands and open water that extended from Tule Lake to the northeast through a wide area of land north and east of the present slough that was drained for farmland. Since 1978, there have been proposals to restore large parts of the former wetlands, and much of the funding has been approved, but progress has been slow.