Addressing poor water quality from over a century of urbanization was one of the main problems that led to the creation of a Strawberry Creek Management Plan in 1987 and subsequent restoration program. By the 1980s, the creek water quality was so poor that City of Berkeley health officials advised against direct contact with the creek because of sewage and chemical contamination. While conditions on the campus have improved substantially, discharge of urban pollutants to the San Francisco Bay continues to impair water and ecological habitat quality. Water quality is of interest to campus scientists and planners who continue to work on methods to reduce the introduction of pollutants into the creek.
This page contains historic and current information and data on Strawberry Creek water quality.
Current Conditions: Real-Time Monitoring
- EH&S Hydrological Monitoring Stations