| Los Trancos Creek | |
|---|---|
 Los Trancos Creek just upstream from Piers Lane Bridge with perennial pools at end July 2011. | |
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| Etymology | Spanish language |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Northwestern Santa Clara County and southeastern San Mateo County |
| City | Portola Valley, Menlo Park, Stanford University |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Los Trancos Open Space Preserve on the northwest slope of Monte Bello Ridge |
| • coordinates | 37°19′41″N 122°10′35″W / 37.32806°N 122.17639°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,080 ft (630 m) |
| Mouth | San Francisquito Creek |
• location | West edge of Stanford University below Interstate 280 |
• coordinates | 37°24′50″N 122°11′30″W / 37.41389°N 122.19167°W[1] |
• elevation | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bovet Creek |
| • right | Buckeye Creek (East Fork Los Trancos Creek), Felt Creek |
Los Trancos Creek (meaning "barriers" or "cattle guards" from the Spanish "Las Trancas"[2]) is a creek that flows northerly from Monte Bello Ridge on the northeast slope of the Santa Cruz Mountains to its confluence with San Francisquito Creek at Stanford University in California, United States. The creek forms the boundary between northwestern Santa Clara County and southeastern San Mateo County.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Los Trancos Creek
- ^ a b Erwin G. Gudde (2004). California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-520-26619-3.