| Larkspur Creek | |
|---|---|
 Tidal portion of Larkspur Creek near confluence with Corte Madera Creek and with Mount Tamalpais in west background. Courtesy of Charles Kennard, Friends of Corte Madera Creek. | |
| Native name | Arroyo Holon (Spanish) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Marin County |
| City | Larkspur, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Knob Hill, Marin County, California |
| • coordinates | 37°56′10″N 122°33′48″W / 37.93611°N 122.56333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 880 ft (270 m) |
| Mouth | San Francisco Bay |
• location | Corte Madera, California |
• coordinates | 37°56′10″N 122°33′48″W / 37.93611°N 122.56333°W[2] |
• elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Larkspur Creek[2] |
Larkspur Creek is a short stream which flows 3.5 miles east to meet Corte Madera Creek in Larkspur, California just before reaching Richardson's Bay. The creek was named for the town of Larkspur, which was named by Georgiana Wright, a Briton and spouse of the 1887 developer of the area. She named the town of Larkspur for lupine flowers on the hills that she mistook for larkspur.[3][4]
- ^ "Larkspur Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Larkspur Creek
- ^ Erwin G. Gudde; William Bright (2004). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-520-24217-3. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
- ^ David Durham (January 2001). Durham's Place Names of San Francisco. p. 89. ISBN 1-884995-35-7.