Buckhorn Creek (California)

Buckhorn Creek
Thick vegetation lines the banks of Buckhorn Creek for the entirety of its course out of the Berkeley Hills (May 19th, 2022)
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionBay Area
DistrictContra Costa County
Physical characteristics
MouthUpper San Leandro Reservoir
 • coordinates
37°47′18″N 122°05′39″W / 37.78845°N 122.09405°W / 37.78845; -122.09405
Length~2.1 miles
Basin features
CitiesMoraga, California

Buckhorn Creek is a 2.1-mile-long creek in Contra Costa County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] It gets its name from the Buckhorn family who settled on the creek in the late 19th century.

  1. ^ "Contra Costa County Creeks Inventory" (PDF). www.cccleanwater.org. p. 62.