San Leandro Creek

San Leandro Creek
Arroyo de San Leandro, Rio San Leandro[1]
The upper watershed of San Leandro Creek is densely forested and rugged, in contrast with its highly-urbanized lower reaches (January 3rd, 2023)
San Leandro Creek is located in California
San Leandro Creek
Location of the mouth of San Leandro Creek in California
EtymologySpanish
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionAlameda County, Contra Costa County
CitySan Leandro, California
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationeast of Oakland, California
 • coordinates37°50′47″N 122°11′43″W / 37.84639°N 122.19528°W / 37.84639; -122.19528[2]
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)
MouthSan Francisco Bay
 • location
Oakland, California, just north of Oakland International Airport
 • coordinates
37°44′34″N 122°12′28″W / 37.74278°N 122.20778°W / 37.74278; -122.20778[2]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftIndian Creek, Moraga Creek, Buckhorn Creek, Kaiser Creek, Miller Creek
 • rightRedwood Creek, Grass Valley Creek

San Leandro Creek (Spanish: Arroyo de San Leandro) is a 21.7-mile-long (34.9 km) year-round natural stream in the hills above Oakland in Alameda County and Contra Costa County of the East Bay in northern California.[3]

  1. ^ Gudde, Erwin G.; Bright, William (2004). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 339. ISBN 9780520242173. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Leandro Creek
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011