| Precita Creek | |
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 1861 Map of San Francisco showing the Precita Creek just south of the Pioneer Race Course | |
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| Etymology | Precita, the Spanish word meaning dam or weir[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | City and County of San Francisco |
| City | San Francisco |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Market Street and 24th Street[2] |
| • location | Near Bernal Heights, City and County of San Francisco, California |
| • coordinates | 37°45′2.8″N 122°26′34.7″W / 37.750778°N 122.442972°W |
| • elevation | 486 ft (148 m) |
| Mouth | Islais Creek[3] |
• location | Near Islais Creek, City & County of San Francisco, California[4] |
• coordinates | 37°44′58.31″N 122°23′50.262″W / 37.7495306°N 122.39729500°W |
• elevation | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Length | 3 mi (4.8 km) |
Precita Creek is a small creek in the Bernal Heights and Mission District neighborhoods of San Francisco, California.[5] Its course is mirrored by the current Precita Avenue,[6] which ran along the creek when it was laid out sometime during the early 1850s.[7] The creek gets its name from precita, the Spanish word meaning dam or weir.[1] The stream was buried before the beginning of the 20th century.
- ^ a b Cotter, Adrian (2014-06-10). "Creeks to Sewers". SF Natural History Series.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Diehlwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Kamiya, Gary. "A Walking Tour of San Francisco's Hidden Waters". San Francisco Magazine. Modern Luxury. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
- ^ Saperstein, Susan. "San Francisco's Old Clam House on the Lost Waterfront". San Francisco City Guides.
- ^ "Cesar Chavez Design Workshop Tonight; Precita Creek Past and Future". Burrito Justice. 2009-02-24.
- ^ Lapin, Todd (2013-08-14). "A Brief History of How Cesar Chavez/Army Street Became So Damn Awful in the First Place". Bernalwood.
- ^ Lapin, Todd (2011-09-19). "That Odd Bend in Precita Avenue, Explained". Bernalwood.