| San Mateo Creek Arroyo De San Mateo, Arroyo De San Matheo[1] | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Gateway_Park,_San_Mateo_(44157372251).jpg) San Mateo Creek just downstream of Gateway Park, where the creek passes under the intersection of Third and Humboldt (Aug 2018) | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Relief_map_of_California.png)  Location of the mouth of San Mateo Creek in California | |
| Etymology | Saint Matthew |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Francisco Peninsula |
| County | San Mateo County |
| Cities | Hillsborough, San Mateo |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 37°35′35″N 122°26′59″W / 37.59306°N 122.44972°W |
| • elevation | 1,000 ft (300 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 37°34′30″N 122°18′17″W / 37.57500°N 122.30472°W |
• elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Length | 12 mi (19 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | San Francisco Bay |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | San Andreas Creek |
| • right | Laguna Creek, Polhemus Creek |
San Mateo Creek (Spanish for: St. Matthew Creek) is a perennial stream whose watershed includes Crystal Springs Reservoir, for which it is the only natural outlet after passing Crystal Springs Dam.