Cedar Creek (Pacheco Creek)

This article is about Cedar Creek in Santa Clara County, California. For other Cedar Creeks in California, see Cedar Creek (disambiguation).

Cedar Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSanta Clara County, California
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Cedar Creek with Pacheco Creek
 • locationThe eastern flank of Burra Burra Peak[1] in the Diablo Range
 • coordinates37°06′24″N 121°21′19″W / 37.10667°N 121.35528°W / 37.10667; -121.35528[2]
 • elevation1,730 ft (530 m)
Mouth 
 • location
6.5 mi (10 km) west of Pacheco Pass
 • coordinates
37°01′45″N 121°19′32″W / 37.02917°N 121.32556°W / 37.02917; -121.32556[2]
 • elevation
325 ft (99 m)
Length6.25 miles
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightCañada de la Dormida[3]

Cedar Creek is a 6.25 mi (10 km)[4] south flowing stream which heads on the eastern flank of Burra Burra Peak in the Diablo Range, and is a tributary to Pacheco Creek, in Santa Clara County, California.[5]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burra Burra Peak
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cedar Creek
  3. ^ "Cañada de la Dormida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed February 6, 2016
  5. ^ David L. Durham (2000). Durham's Place Names of the San Francisco Bay Area. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 36. ISBN 1884995357.