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Dry Creek Valley

Sub-zone

Dry Creek Valley is a named sub-zone of Northern Sonoma in the United States, covering 31,581 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Dry Creek Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Northern Sonoma
Protected since
1983-09-06
Area
31,581 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
22.66 × 22.33 km
Centre
38.6478° N, 122.9930° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.64
Petitioner
E. & J. Gallo Winery

Where it is

Nearest town
12 km north-west of Healdsburg
Nearest city
33 km north-west of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
25 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (11 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Palmela (Portugal), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
19–748 m
Mean elevation
238 m

Measured over the whole outline on 89,352 elevation cells of about 60 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Within

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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