| Marsh Creek Arroyo De Los Poblanos[1] | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Marsh_Creek_Reservoir.jpg) Marsh Creek Reservoir, October 9, 2014 | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:United_States_San_Francisco_Bay_Area_location_map.svg)  Location of the mouth of Marsh Creek in California &sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Relief_map_of_California.png) Marsh Creek (California) (California) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Contra Costa County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Eastern Mount Diablo in Morgan Territory Regional Preserve |
| • location | 12 mi (19 km) SSE of Clayton, California |
| • coordinates | 37°48′43″N 121°48′06″W / 37.81194°N 121.80167°W[2] |
| • elevation | 2,360 ft (720 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta at Oakley, California |
• coordinates | 38°00′52″N 121°41′04″W / 38.01444°N 121.68444°W[2] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Briones Creek, Dry Creek, Deer Creek, Sand Creek |
| • right | Sycamore Creek, Kellogg Creek |
Marsh Creek is a stream in east Contra Costa County, California in Northern California which rises on the eastern side of Mount Diablo and flows 30 miles (48 km) to the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta at Oakley, California, near Big Break Regional Shoreline.[3] The creek flows through Marsh Creek State Park (California), where water is impounded to form Marsh Creek Reservoir, then through the city of Brentwood, California.
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde, William Bright (1949). California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-520-24217-3.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marsh Creek
- ^ "Marsh Creek Watershed". Marsh Creek Watershed Council. Retrieved January 22, 2017.