Editing Sebastopol, California (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:PostcardSebastopolCAPanoramaViewCirca1908.jpg|thumb|View of Sebastopol {{Circa|1909|lk=no}}, with [[Mt. St. Helena]] on the horizon]]

The downtown intersection of [[California State Route 12|State Route 12]] and [[California State Route 116|State Route 116]] (Gravenstein Highway) is approximately {{convert|9|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} west of [[U.S. Route 101 in California|U.S. Route 101]].<ref name="snapshot">{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofsebastopol.gov/our-community/sebastopol-profile/|publisher=cityofsebastopol.gov|access-date=December 15, 2024|title=Sebastopol Snapshot}}</ref>

Sebastopol is situated on the edge of the [[Laguna de Santa Rosa]], which is fed by [[Santa Rosa Creek]] and other tributaries, including three minor tributaries within the city limits: Zimpher Creek, Calder Creek and Witter Creek.<ref name="calder">{{Cite web|url=https://norcalpublicmedia.org/2022091681053/news-feed/sebastopol-looks-at-potential-futures-for-downtown-creek|title=
Sebastopol looks at potential futures for downtown creek|last=Abrams|first=Noah|website=[[Northern California Public Media]]|date=September 15, 2022|access-date=December 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="storm">{{cite web|url=https://www.cityofsebastopol.gov/storm-water/|publisher=cityofsebastopol.gov|access-date=December 15, 2024|title=Storm Water}}</ref> The Laguna is a [[wetland]] area that is home to many species of wildlife and vegetation and divides the town from neighboring Santa Rosa. The Laguna frequently floods during the winter, cutting off State Route 12, and often flooding the low-lying businesses and homes on the eastern side of Sebastopol.<ref name="flood"/> The [[Pitkin Marsh lily]] and [[White sedge]] are two [[rare species]] of plants that are found in the vicinity of Sebastopol.<ref name="atascadero">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/sebastopols-atascadero-creek-has-a-rich-history/|title=Sebastopol's Atascadero Creek has a rich history|last=Dawson|first=Arthur|website=Santa Rosa Press Democrat|date=April 22, 2016|access-date=December 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="OPR">{{cite web|url=https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2007088336|publisher=[[California Governor's Office of Planning and Research]]|access-date=December 15, 2024|title=Lower Pitkin Marsh, Sonoma County}}</ref>

The city has a total area of {{convert|1.9|sqmi|km2|1|abbr=on}}, all land.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>