Carneros Creek (Napa River tributary)

Carneros Creek
Historic Old Sonoma Road bridge over Carneros Creek in 2010
Carneros Creek (Napa River tributary) is located in California
Carneros Creek (Napa River tributary)
Location of the mouth of Carneros Creek in California
Native nameArroyo de los Carneros (Spanish)[2]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionNapa County, California
CityNapa
Physical characteristics
SourceMayacamas Mountains
 • coordinates38°1′58″N 122°24′42″W / 38.03278°N 122.41167°W / 38.03278; -122.41167[1]
 • elevation1,500 ft (460 m)[3]
MouthNapa River
 • coordinates
38°13′17″N 122°18′43″W / 38.22139°N 122.31194°W / 38.22139; -122.31194[1]
 • elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)
Basin size170 sq mi (440 km2)

Carneros Creek (Spanish: Arroyo de los Carneros) is a south by southeastward flowing stream originating in the southernmost Mayacamas Mountains, in Napa County, California. It is the southernmost tributary to the Napa River, entering 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of San Pablo Bay and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the town of Napa.[4]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carneros Creek
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gudde was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 26, 2012
  4. ^ Julia Rubens Beagle (2010). Creating an Anticipatory Management Plan for Carneros Creek, Napa CA (PDF) (Thesis). University of California, Berkeley. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-10-08.