Scott Creek (Santa Cruz County)

Scott Creek
Scotts Creek, Arroyo de Jairo, Arroyo de Jarro[1]
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSanta Cruz County
CitySwanton
Physical characteristics
SourceBig Basin Redwoods State Park
 • locationSanta Cruz Mountains
 • coordinates37°09′05″N 122°11′57″W / 37.15139°N 122.19917°W / 37.15139; -122.19917[2]
 • elevation1,736 ft (529 m)
MouthPacific Ocean
 • coordinates
37°02′31″N 122°13′37″W / 37.04194°N 122.22694°W / 37.04194; -122.22694[2]
 • elevation
13 ft (4.0 m)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftMill Creek (Santa Cruz County), Big Creek (Santa Cruz County), Little Creek (Santa Cruz County), Winter Creek, Archibald Creek
1954 Map of Waddell Creek, Scott Creek and San Lorenzo River

Scott Creek, also called Scotts Creek,[2] is a 12.2-mile-long (19.6 km)[3] stream and surfspot in Santa Cruz County, California. It is a few miles north of Davenport and a few miles south of Waddell Creek.

  1. ^ Donald Thomas Clark (1986). Santa Cruz County Place Names. Santa Cruz, California: Santa Cruz Historical Society. p. 331.
  2. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scott Creek
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed February, 2012