| Chino Creek | |
|---|---|
 View downstream from Central Avenue bridge in Chino Hills | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside |
| District | Pomona Valley |
| Cities | Pomona, Chino, Chino Hills |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Southern Pomona |
| • location | Los Angeles County |
| • coordinates | 34°02′12″N 117°45′29″W / 34.03667°N 117.75806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 780 ft (240 m) |
| Mouth | Santa Ana River |
• location | Riverside County |
• coordinates | 33°54′08″N 117°38′35″W / 33.90222°N 117.64306°W[1] |
• elevation | 489 ft (149 m) |
| Length | 12.7 mi (20.4 km), Southeast |
| Basin size | 218 sq mi (560 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Schaefer Avenue, near Chino[2] |
| • average | 19.9 cu ft/s (0.56 m3/s)[2] |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 12,700 cu ft/s (360 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Santa Ana River basin |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | San Antonio Creek, Mill Creek (Chino Creek) |
| • right | Little 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.