Salsipuedes Creek (Pajaro River)

Salsipuedes Creek
Arroyo de Salsipuedes[1]
Man on a boat near a dock in College Lake (originally Laguna Grande) just east of Watsonville, California, circa 1900, courtesy of University of Southern California. Libraries and California Historical Society
Salsipuedes Creek (Pajaro River) is located in California
Salsipuedes Creek (Pajaro River)
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSanta Cruz County, California
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location2.5 mi (4 km) east of Watsonville
 • coordinates36°57′05″N 121°43′14″W / 36.95139°N 121.72056°W / 36.95139; -121.72056[2]
 • elevation148 ft (45 m)
MouthPajaro River
 • location
Watsonville
 • coordinates
36°54′35″N 121°43′12″W / 36.90972°N 121.72000°W / 36.90972; -121.72000[2]
 • elevation
52 ft (16 m)
Length4 mi (6.4 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightCasserly Creek, Corralitos Creek

Salsipuedes Creek is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km)[3] southward-flowing stream originating about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, California. Most of the upper reach was the historic Laguna Grande, now referred to as College Lake.[4]

  1. ^ Mildred B. Hoover; Hero Rensch; Ethel Rensch; William N. Abeloe (1966). Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804700795.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salsipuedes Creek
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Donald Thomas Clark (1986). Santa Cruz County Place Names. Santa Cruz, California: Santa Cruz County Historical Society. pp. 305–306. ISBN 0940283018.