| Refugio Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Contra Costa County |
| City | Rodeo, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | 4 mi (6 km) south of Crockett, California |
| • coordinates | 37°59′48″N 122°13′27″W / 37.99667°N 122.22417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 660 ft (200 m) |
| Mouth | San Pablo Bay |
• location | southwest of Rodeo, California |
• coordinates | 38°1′18″N 122°17′7″W / 38.02167°N 122.28528°W[1] |
• elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m)[1] |
Refugio Creek (pronounced REH-foo-GEE-oh from Spanish refugio meaning: shelter) is a 4.4-mile-long (7.1 km)[2] watercourse running through the Refugio Valley from the hills of western Contra Costa County, California.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Refugio Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011