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Salado Creek (California)

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River in California, United States
Salado Creek
Native nameArroyo Salado Grande (Spanish)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionStanislaus County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates37°23′19″N 121°19′23″W / 37.38861°N 121.32306°W / 37.38861; -121.32306
 • elevation2,560 ft (780 m)
Mouthmouth
 • locationin Stanislaus County
 • coordinates37°29′27″N 121°07′30″W / 37.49083°N 121.12500°W / 37.49083; -121.12500
 • elevation82 ft (25 m)
Basin features
River systemSan Joaquin River

Salado Creek, originally Arroyo Salado Grande (Big Salt Creek) is a tributary of the San Joaquin River draining eastern slopes of part of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, United States. The Creek ends before it reaches the San Joaquin River, north of Patterson in Stanislaus County.

History

Arroyo de La Puerta was a watering place on El Camino Viejoin the San Joaquin Valley and provided water for Rancho Del Puerto.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salado Creek
  2. Map of San Joaquin River basin tributaries www.centralvalleymonitoring.org/map accessed November 1, 2011
  3. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed October 31, 2011

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