| San Lorenzo Creek | |
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| Etymology | Spanish |
| Native name | Arroyo de San Lorenzo (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Alameda County |
| City | Hayward, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | east of Hayward, California |
| • coordinates | [2] |
| Source confluence | confluence |
| • location | at Palomares Creek and Eden Canyon Creek |
| • coordinates | 37°41′45″N 122°01′33″W / 37.69583°N 122.02583°W |
| Mouth | San Francisco Bay |
• location | Hayward Regional Shoreline |
• coordinates | 37°40′13″N 122°09′46″W / 37.67028°N 122.16278°W[2] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Crow Creek, Castro Valley Creek |
| • right | Sulphur Creek (diversion) |
San Lorenzo Creek (Spanish: Arroyo de San Lorenzo) is a 10.7-mile-long (17.2 km)[3] year-round natural stream flowing through Hayward, California and other neighboring unincorporated communities into San Francisco Bay at the Hayward Regional Shoreline.
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde; William Bright (2004). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-520-24217-3. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Lorenzo Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011