San Anselmo Creek

San Anselmo Creek
Elliott Preserve, San Anselmo Creek in Fairfax, CA, courtesy Charles Kennard, Friends of Corte Madera Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionMarin County
CitiesRoss, San Anselmo, Fairfax
Physical characteristics
SourceEastern flank of Pine Mountain, Marin Hills
 • coordinates37°58′56″N 122°38′33″W / 37.98222°N 122.64250°W / 37.98222; -122.64250
 • elevation1,200 ft (370 m)[1]
MouthCorte Madera Creek (Marin County, California)
 • location
Ross, California
 • coordinates
37°57′58″N 122°33′31″W / 37.96611°N 122.55861°W / 37.96611; -122.55861[1]
 • elevation
36 ft (11 m)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftCascade Creek, Fairfax Creek, Sleepy Hollow Creek
 • rightCarey Camp Creek, Deer Park Creek

San Anselmo Creek is an eastward-flowing stream that begins on the eastern flank of Pine Mountain in the Marin Hills of Marin County, California. At its confluence with Ross Creek, it becomes Corte Madera Creek.

Sais Footbridge over San Anselmo Creek in the dry season of 1997, courtesy of Charles Kennard, Friends of Corte Madera Creek
Massively woven alder roots on the bank of San Anselmo Creek, courtesy of Charles Kennard, Friends of Corte Madera Creek
A river otter on the bank of San Anselmo Creek, July 2007, courtesy of Charles Kennard, Friends of Corte Madera Creek