| Redwood Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Redwood_City_port_aerial_view.jpg) Aerial view of the mouth of Redwood Creek on San Francisco Bay at the port of Redwood City, California | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Location_Map_San_Francisco_Bay_Area.png)  Location of the Redwood Creek estuary in San Francisco Bay | |
| Etymology | Spanish language |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Mateo County |
| City | Redwood City, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Arroyo Ojo De Agua |
| • location | Redwood City |
| • coordinates | 37°27′27.8″N 122°15′58.9″W / 37.457722°N 122.266361°W |
| 2nd source | Arroyo Salinas |
| • location | Woodside, California |
| • coordinates | 37°26′35.4″N 122°15′39.4″W / 37.443167°N 122.260944°W |
| Source confluence | Redwoods Embarcadero Creek |
| • coordinates | 37°29′12.8″N 122°13′38.3″W / 37.486889°N 122.227306°W |
| Mouth | Redwood Slough |
• coordinates | 37°31′35.1″N 122°11′46.4″W / 37.526417°N 122.196222°W[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,370[2] cu ft/s (39 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 17 cu ft/s (0.48 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 14,000 cu ft/s (400 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Arroyo Ojo De Agua |
| • right | Arroyo Salinas |
Redwood Creek is a 9.5-mile-long (15.3 km)[3] perennial stream located in San Mateo County, California, United States which discharges into South San Francisco Bay.[1] The Port of Redwood City, the largest deepwater port in South San Francisco Bay, is situated on the east bank of Redwood Creek near its mouth, where the creek becomes a natural deepwater channel.
- ^ a b "Redwood Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 19 January 1981. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "USGS Gage #11482500 on Redwood Creek, Ca". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed 2012-02-11