Calaveras Creek (California)

Calaveras Creek
stream
Name origin: Spanish[1]
Country United States
State California
Regions Alameda County, Santa Clara County
Tributaries
 - right Arroyo Hondo
Source
 - location 8 miles (13 km) east of Milpitas
 - coordinates  [2]
Mouth Alameda Creek
 - location 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Fremont
 - elevation 427 ft (130 m)
 - coordinates  [2]
Length 8.5 mi (14 km)

Calaveras Creek is a northward-flowing stream in Alameda and Santa Clara counties of California. It runs for 8.5 miles (13.7 km), starting from Poverty Ridge, passing through Calaveras Reservoir, and emptying into Alameda Creek east of Fremont, California.

Its main tributary is Arroyo Hondo.

See also

References

  1. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Word Dancer Press. pp. page 610. ISBN 1884995144. 
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calaveras Creek