Wildcat Creek (California)

Wildcat Creek
Arroyo Seco, Arroyo Chiquito
Wildcat Creek in 2011
Map of the Wildcat Creek watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionContra Costa County
CitiesSan Pablo, Richmond
Physical characteristics
SourceVollmer Peak, Berkeley Hills
 • locationTilden Regional Park
 • coordinates37°52′55″N 122°13′34″W / 37.88194°N 122.22611°W / 37.88194; -122.22611[1]
 • elevation1,515 ft (462 m)
MouthCastro Creek
 • location
Richmond, California
 • coordinates
37°57′12″N 122°23′19″W / 37.95333°N 122.38861°W / 37.95333; -122.38861[1]
 • elevation
16 ft (4.9 m)[1]
Length12.5 mi (20.1 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightLaurel Creek, Havey Creek

Wildcat Creek is a 13.4-mile-long (21.6 km)[2][3] creek which flows through Wildcat Canyon situated between the Berkeley Hills and the San Pablo Ridge, emptying into San Pablo Bay in Contra Costa County, northern California.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wildcat Creek
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Plan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011