| Cantua Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Spanish |
| Native name | Arroyo de Cantúa (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Fresno County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | source |
| • location | on the northwest slope of Santa Rita Peak in the Diablo Range., San Benito County |
| • coordinates | 36°20′58″N 120°36′19″W / 36.34944°N 120.60528°W[1] |
| • elevation | 4,200 ft (1,300 m) |
| Mouth | mouth |
• location | 4 miles south of Cantua Creek, California., Fresno County |
• coordinates | 36°26′51″N 120°18′36″W / 36.44750°N 120.31000°W[1] |
• elevation | 344 ft (105 m)[1] |
| Official name | Arroyo de Cantúa |
| Reference no. | 344[2] |
Cantua Creek, formerly in Spanish Arroyo de Cantúa, was named for José de Guadalupe Cantúa, a prominent Californio Ranchero in the 19th-century Mexican era of Alta California.[3]
The creek was formerly a tributary of the Fresno Slough, in years of very heavy winter rains.