Colma Creek

Colma Creek
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CitySouth San Francisco
Physical characteristics
SourceNorthern San Bruno Mountain
 • locationSan Mateo County[2]
 • coordinates37°40′27″N 122°27′29″W / 37.67417°N 122.45806°W / 37.67417; -122.45806
MouthSan Francisco Bay (Pacific Ocean)
 • location
San Mateo County[2]
 • coordinates
37°38′40″N 122°23′33″W / 37.64444°N 122.39250°W / 37.64444; -122.39250
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Discharge 
 • locationSouth San Francisco–San Francisco International Airport[1]
In this aerial view of South San Francisco, Colma Creek is seen crossing west–east beneath the Caltrain tracks and U.S. Route 101.

Colma Creek is a small creek that flows to the San Francisco Bay from its source in the Crocker Hills portion of San Bruno Mountain State and County Park, north of San Mateo County's Guadalupe Canyon Parkway,[3] with contribution from April Brook on San Bruno Mountain proper, south of the Parkway.[4] It flows southwest and makes a 90-degree bend in Daly City to flow southeastward, through Daly City, Colma, and South San Francisco to the bay. Its small delta is between South San Francisco and the San Francisco International Airport.[1]

The creek has a tributary stream named Twelvemile Creek, which joins it from the southwest along Westborough Blvd. in South San Francisco.[4]

The upper bridge across Colma Creek on the Bog Trail, San Bruno Mountain State and County Park, looking into the headwaters in the eucalyptus grove above
  1. ^ a b "Colma Creek, USGS San Francisco South (CA) Topo Map". USGS Quad maps. TopoQuest.com. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
  2. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Colma Creek (San Mateo County, California)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 19, 1981. Retrieved December 18, 2007.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference restoration was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b "Colma Creek Watershed". Museumca.org. Retrieved 2007-08-16.