| Garzas Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Etymology | Spanish |
| Native name | Arroyo de las Garzas (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Merced County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | head 0.8 km (0.5 mi) south of Hog Canyon and 1.6 km (1 mi) northwest of Bullhead Reservoir |
| • coordinates | 37°10′31″N 121°19′44″W / 37.17528°N 121.32889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,550 ft (470 m) |
| Mouth | Los Banos Creek |
• location | 4.8 km (3 mi) northeast of Ingomar |
• coordinates | 37°13′20″N 120°56′49″W / 37.22222°N 120.94694°W[1] |
• elevation | 79 ft (24 m)[1] |
Garzas Creek, originally Arroyo de las Garzas (Creek of the Herons), is a tributary of the San Joaquin River draining the eastern slopes of part of the Diablo Range within the San Joaquin Valley of California.
The Creek has its source 0.8 km (0.5 mi) south of Hog Canyon and 1.6 km (1 mi) northwest of Bullhead Reservoir, and its mouth at the confluence with Los Banos Creek 4.8 km (3 mi) northeast of Ingomar in Merced County.[1][2][3] The closest populated place was the former settlement and railroad station of Linora that is 0.38 miles south of Garzas Creek. The town of Gustine, is 4.35 miles from Garzas Creek.[4]
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garzas Creek
- ^ Map of San Joaquin River basin tributaries www.centralvalleymonitoring.org/map accessed November 13, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 13, 2011
- ^ Garzas Creek (Merced)