Soquel Creek

Soquel Creek
Rosario del Beato Serafin de Asculi[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSanta Cruz County
CitiesSoquel, Capitola
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSouthern Santa Cruz Mountains
 • coordinates37°06′37″N 121°54′38″W / 37.11028°N 121.91056°W / 37.11028; -121.91056
 • elevation3,000 ft (910 m)[2]
MouthMonterey Bay
 • coordinates
36°58′18″N 121°57′07″W / 36.97167°N 121.95194°W / 36.97167; -121.95194
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)[2]
Length16 mi (26 km)[2]
Basin size42 sq mi (110 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationUSGS Soquel Creek gage (11160000)[2]
 • minimum405 cu ft/s (11.5 m3/s)[3]
 • maximum15,800 cu ft/s (450 m3/s)[3]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftWest Branch Soquel Creek, Burns Creek, Laurel Creek, Hester Creek
 • rightEast Branch Soquel Creek, Fern Gulch, Asbury Gulch, Amaya Creek, Hinckley Creek

Soquel Creek is a southward flowing 16 miles (26 km) creek that begins in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Cruz County, California and enters Monterey Bay at Capitola Beach in Capitola, California.

  1. ^ "Soquel Pioneer and Historical Association". Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Resource Conservation District of Santa Cruz County (December 2019). Soquel Creek Streamflow Assessment Study (PDF) (Report). Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District (January 27, 2004). Soquel Creek Watershed Assessment and Enhancement Project Plan (PDF) (Report). Retrieved May 9, 2022.