San Francisquito Creek (Santa Clara River tributary)

San Francisquito Creek
The San Francisquito Creek after seasonal rainfall feeds water into the creek bed.
Map
EtymologySpanish
Native nameArroyo San Francisquito (Spanish)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionLos Angeles County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsouthwest of San Francisquito Pass
 • coordinates34°38′12.62″N 118°23′5.86″W / 34.6368389°N 118.3849611°W / 34.6368389; -118.3849611[1]
 • elevation3,544 feet (1,080 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
confluence with Santa Clara River
 • coordinates
34°25′34.21″N 118°34′9.26″W / 34.4261694°N 118.5692389°W / 34.4261694; -118.5692389[1]
 • elevation
1,082 feet (330 m)[2]
Length22 mi (35 km)
Basin features
River systemSanta Clara River
The creek bed runs dry during the late spring and summer months, with native yucca in full bloom.

San Francisquito Creek, in Los Angeles County, is a tributary stream of the Santa Clara River. It drains the south facing slopes of the Sierra Pelona Mountains of the San Gabriel Mountains within the Transverse Range of California, United States.

The closest populated place to the creek is Green Valley that lies along the upper course of the creek, in the upper part of San Francisquito Canyon, southeast of the source of the Creek at San Francisquito Pass. At its mouth and confluence with the Santa Clara River is Santa Clarita.

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Francisquito Canyon
  2. ^ a b "Elevation Finder | Elevation of Address | Elevation of Coordinates".