| Pinole Creek | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Contra Costa County |
| City | Pinole, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Briones Hills |
| • location | 6 mi (10 km) west of Pleasant Hill, California |
| • coordinates | 37°57′3″N 122°9′34″W / 37.95083°N 122.15944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,090 ft (330 m) |
| Mouth | Chelsea Wetlands, San Pablo Bay |
• location | Hercules |
• coordinates | 38°0′51″N 122°17′48″W / 38.01417°N 122.29667°W[1] |
• elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Duncan Creek |
| • right | North 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]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinole Creek
- ^ 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.