| Salsipuedes Creek Arroyo de Salsipuedes[1] | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Man_in_a_boat_on_College_Lake_(Laguna_Grande)_in_Watsonville,_ca.1900.jpg) 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 | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_California.png)  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Santa Cruz County, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | 2.5 mi (4 km) east of Watsonville |
| • coordinates | 36°57′05″N 121°43′14″W / 36.95139°N 121.72056°W[2] |
| • elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Mouth | Pajaro River |
• location | Watsonville |
• coordinates | 36°54′35″N 121°43′12″W / 36.90972°N 121.72000°W[2] |
• elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Length | 4 mi (6.4 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Casserly 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]
- ^ Mildred B. Hoover; Hero Rensch; Ethel Rensch; William N. Abeloe (1966). Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804700795.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salsipuedes Creek
- ^ 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.
- ^ Donald Thomas Clark (1986). Santa Cruz County Place Names. Santa Cruz, California: Santa Cruz County Historical Society. pp. 305–306. ISBN 0940283018.