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Lyons Creek

NW shore, Upper Arm. Listed in historical hitch habitat documentation as a spawning tributary. Limited recent survey coverage.

Current Season Status
Lyons Creek does not have a dedicated USGS streamflow gauge. Conditions are assessed through CDFW and Lake County WPD visual surveys and the lake-wide spawn phase indicator below.
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Lyons Creek

Listed in historical hitch habitat documentation as a spawning tributary. Limited recent survey coverage.

Enters the northwest shore. Listed in historical hitch habitat documentation as a spawning tributary.

Lyons Creek is part of the North & Upper Arm, one of several tributaries that drain this part of the watershed.

Historical useHitch spawning documented

One of Clear Lake's 27 documented tributaries. Detailed survey history and field photos are available for the priority spawning streams: Kelsey, Adobe, Burns Valley, and Forbes.

Lyons Creek in the field

4 photos documenting survey reaches, barriers, fish observations, and seasonal conditions from Lake County Watershed Protection District community science monitoring.

Lyons Creek at Lakeshore Blvd — Upstream · 5/15/25
Monitoring site
Lyons Creek at Lakeshore BlvdUpstream · 5/15/25
Hitch Unable to Make It Past This Barrier in… — Upstream · 3/25/25
Barrier
Hitch Unable to Make It Past This Barrier in…Upstream · 3/25/25
Lyons Creek at Lakeshore Blvd Downstream Barrier — Downstream · 4/3/25
Barrier
Lyons Creek at Lakeshore Blvd Downstream BarrierDownstream · 4/3/25
Lyons Creek Downstream Reach at Lafferty Road… — Downstream reach · 8/29/24
Restoration
Lyons Creek Downstream Reach at Lafferty Road…Downstream reach · 8/29/24