Chino Creek

Chino Creek
View downstream from Central Avenue bridge in Chino Hills
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountiesLos Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside
DistrictPomona Valley
CitiesPomona, Chino, Chino Hills
Physical characteristics
SourceSouthern Pomona
 • locationLos Angeles County
 • coordinates34°02′12″N 117°45′29″W / 34.03667°N 117.75806°W / 34.03667; -117.75806[2]
 • elevation780 ft (240 m)
MouthSanta Ana River
 • location
Riverside County
 • coordinates
33°54′08″N 117°38′35″W / 33.90222°N 117.64306°W / 33.90222; -117.64306[2]
 • elevation
489 ft (149 m)
Length12.7 mi (20.4 km), Southeast
Basin size218 sq mi (560 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationSchaefer Avenue, near Chino[1]
 • average19.9 cu ft/s (0.56 m3/s)[1]
 • minimum0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
 • maximum12,700 cu ft/s (360 m3/s)
Basin features
River systemSanta Ana River basin
Tributaries 
 • leftSan Antonio Creek, Mill Creek (Chino Creek)
 • rightLittle Chino Creek

Chino Creek is a major stream of the Pomona Valley, in the western Inland Empire region of Southern California. It is a tributary of the Santa Ana River.

  1. ^ a b "USGS Gage #11073360 on Chino Creek at Schaefer Avenue near Chino, CA" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 2009. Retrieved 2015-01-28.
  2. ^ a b "Chino Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2010-11-27.