Garcia River is a physical feature (stream) in Mendocino County. The primary coordinates for Garcia River places it within the CA 95468 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Garcia River |
Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Stream |
Description: | 36 mi. long; heads 3.7 mi. WSW of Ornbaun Valley, 4.1 mi. NW of Gube Mountain, flows generally W and NW passing through the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria and into the Point Arena-Stornetta Unit of the California Coastal National Monument (Bureau of Land Management), before entering the Pacific Ocean 0.5 mi. E of Point Arena; Tps 13-12N, Rgs 17-13W, Mount Diablo Meridian |
History: | Named for Rafael Garcia, who in 1844 was granted 40,000 acres by the Mexican government for his services in the military. He built a home, ranchero, and mill on the river. A proposal to change the name of the river to P’da Haū was not approved by the BGN on Mar. 8, 2018. P’da Haū was the name of a pre-colonial Pomo settlement at the mouth of the river. |
County: | Mendocino County |
Latitude: | 38.9543533 |
Longitude: | -123.7336305 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Garcia River: Garcia River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Garcia River does not include property ownership information.
Manchester, CA
(2.7 miles ENE) Point Arena, CA (3.9 miles SE) Anchor Bay, CA (13.4 miles SE) |
Philo, CA
(17.3 miles ENE) Albion, CA (18.7 miles N) |
Flumeville, CA
(1.9 miles SE) Iverson Indian Rancheria, CA (3.1 miles ESE) Gallaway, CA (7.4 miles SE) |
Elk, CA
(12.2 miles N) Fish Rock, CA (13.1 miles SE) |