| San Benito River San Juan River [1] | |
|---|---|
 The San Benito River valley and Hernandez Reservoir | |
  Mouth of San Benito River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Benito County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | southeast of Santa Rita Peak in the Diablo Range. |
| • coordinates | 36°19′58″N 120°35′03″W / 36.33278°N 120.58417°W[2] |
| • elevation | 4,760 ft (1,450 m) |
| Mouth | mouth |
• location | at its confluence with the Pajaro River. |
• coordinates | 36°53′47″N 121°33′46″W / 36.89639°N 121.56278°W[2] |
• elevation | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Length | 109 mi (175 km) |
The San Benito River is a 109 miles (175 km) long river flowing northwesterly between the Diablo Range and the Gabilan Range, on the Central Coast of California.[3] The river begins in southeasternmost San Benito County, California and ends in the extreme northwestern part of the county, where it is a tributary to the Pajaro River. The San Benito River is longer than the Pajaro River and it drains more area, although it has proportionally lower flows.
- ^ Gudde, Erwin G. California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1949; p.298
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Benito River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011