Pinole Creek

Pinole Creek
Map
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionContra Costa County
CityPinole, California
Physical characteristics
SourceBriones Hills
 • location6 mi (10 km) west of Pleasant Hill, California
 • coordinates37°57′3″N 122°9′34″W / 37.95083°N 122.15944°W / 37.95083; -122.15944[1]
 • elevation1,090 ft (330 m)
MouthChelsea Wetlands, San Pablo Bay
 • location
Hercules
 • coordinates
38°0′51″N 122°17′48″W / 38.01417°N 122.29667°W / 38.01417; -122.29667[1]
 • elevation
7 ft (2.1 m)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftDuncan Creek
 • rightNorth Creek, Fana Creek

Pinole Creek is a stream in western Contra Costa County, in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

The creek has one of the last primarily undeveloped watersheds in the Bay Area.[2]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinole Creek
  2. ^ Pearce, S.; McKee, L.; Shonkoff, S. (2005). Pinole Creek Watershed Sediment Source Assessment. A technical report of the Regional Watershed Program, San Francisco Estuary Institute (SFEI) (PDF) (Report). Oakland, California: San Francisco Estuary Institute. p. 102. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 10, 2007. Retrieved 2010-09-05.