Pescadero Creek (Pajaro River)

Pescadero Creek
Arroyo de Pescadero
Pescadero Creek (Pajaro River) is located in California
Pescadero Creek (Pajaro River)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSanta Clara and Santa Cruz Counties
Physical characteristics
SourceSouthern Santa Cruz Mountains
 • location2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of Gilroy
 • coordinates36°59′00″N 121°37′23″W / 36.98333°N 121.62306°W / 36.98333; -121.62306[1]
 • elevation1,820 ft (550 m)
MouthPajaro River
 • location
9.5 mi (15 km) east of Watsonville
 • coordinates
36°54′01″N 121°35′12″W / 36.90028°N 121.58667°W / 36.90028; -121.58667[1]
 • elevation
138 ft (42 m)
Length9 mi (14 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightWest Fork Pescadero Creek

Pescadero Creek is a 9-mile-long (14 km)[2] southward-flowing stream originating in the southern Santa Cruz Mountains. It begins in Santa Clara County, California and flows into Santa Cruz County, before joining the Pajaro River, and thence to Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean. Pescadero Creek is the center of a critical linkage connecting the wildlife of the southern Santa Cruz Mountains to the Gabilan Range to the south.[3]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pescadero Creek
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 27, 2022
  3. ^ Penrod, K.; P. E. Garding; C. Paulman; P. Beier; S. Weiss; N. Schaefer; R. Branciforte; K. Gaffney (2013). Critical Linkages: Bay Area & Beyond (PDF) (Report). Fair Oaks, California: Science & Collaboration for Connected Wildlands. Retrieved March 27, 2022.