| Purisima Creek Purissima Creek[1] | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Purisima_Creek_above_O%27Keefe_Lane_with_water_%26_alders_Aug._29,_2010.jpg) Purisima Creek with water in late August (2010) just above O'Keefe Lane. Note invasive non-native Siberian Elm (Ulmus pumila). | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Santa Clara County |
| Cities | Los Altos Hills, Los Altos |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Los Altos Hills, California |
| • coordinates | 37°21′38″N 122°08′56″W / 37.36056°N 122.14889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 640 ft (200 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Confluence with Adobe Creek |
• location | Los Altos, California |
• coordinates | 37°22′04″N 122°07′04″W / 37.36778°N 122.11778°W[1] |
• elevation | 239 ft (73 m)[1] |
Purisima Creek is a 2-mile-long (3.2 km)[3] eastward-flowing stream originating in Los Altos Hills in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is a tributary of Adobe Creek which it joins just after entering Los Altos.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Purisima Creek
- ^ Mindego Hill, CA, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1955 (1960 rev.)
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed June 25, 2011