Novato Creek

Novato Creek
Novato Creek in summer 2016
Novato Creek is located in California
Novato Creek
Location of the mouth within California
Native nameSpanish: Cañada de Novato[2]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionMarin County
CitiesNovato
Physical characteristics
SourceNortheastern Marin County
 • locationabove Novato, California
 • coordinates38°8′36″N 122°38′33″W / 38.14333°N 122.64250°W / 38.14333; -122.64250[1]
 • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)
Mouth 
 • coordinates
38°5′43″N 122°29′18″W / 38.09528°N 122.48833°W / 38.09528; -122.48833[1]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftBowman Canyon Creek
 • rightVineyard Creek, Arroyo Avichi, Arroyo San Jose

Novato Creek is a stream in eastern Marin County, California, United States. It originates in highlands between Red Hill and Mount Burdell above the city of Novato, California, and flows 17 miles (27 km) before emptying into San Pablo Bay south of Petaluma Point.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Novato Creek
  2. ^ Gudde, Erwin G (2010). California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 264.