West Union Creek

West Union Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSan Mateo County
CityWoodside, California
Physical characteristics
SourceKings Mountain a summit in the Santa Cruz Mountains
 • locationWoodside
 • coordinates37°26′48″N 122°19′29″W / 37.44667°N 122.32472°W / 37.44667; -122.32472[1]
 • elevation1,600 ft (490 m)[2]
MouthBear Gulch Creek
 • location
Adobe Corner, Woodside, California
 • coordinates
37°25′30″N 122°16′01″W / 37.42500°N 122.26694°W / 37.42500; -122.26694[1]
 • elevation
390 ft (120 m)[1]
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightMcGarvey Gulch, Squealer Gulch, Tripp Gulch, Appletree Gulch

West Union Creek is a 4.5-mile-long (7.2 km)[2] stream originating on the east slope of Kings Mountain in the Santa Cruz Mountains, in San Mateo County, California, United States. It flows easterly down to the valley formed by the San Andreas Rift where it turns near the Phleger Estate to flow southeasterly on an unusually level course (for a mountain stream) to Adobe Corner in the town of Woodside where it joins Bear Gulch Creek, which in turn flows to San Francisquito Creek and ultimately, San Francisco Bay.

  1. ^ a b c "West Union Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed September 17, 2011