Salsipuedes Creek (Pajaro River)
Salsipuedes Creek Arroyo de Salsipuedes[1] | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Santa Cruz County, California |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | 2.5 mi (4 km) east of Watsonville |
• coordinates | 36°57′05″N 121°43′14″W / 36.95139°N 121.72056°W[2] |
• elevation | 148 ft (45 m) |
Mouth | Pajaro River |
• location | Watsonville |
• coordinates | 36°54′35″N 121°43′12″W / 36.90972°N 121.72000°W[2] |
• elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
Length | 4 mi (6.4 km) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Casserly Creek, Corralitos Creek |
Salsipuedes Creek is a 4-mile-long (6.4 km)[3] southward-flowing stream originating about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Watsonville in Santa Cruz County, California. Most of the upper reach was the historic Laguna Grande, now referred to as College Lake.[4]
History
In 1817 Spanish Governor
Watershed and course
Salsipuedes Creek above College Road is College Lake, and from there perhaps only 0.8 miles (1.3 km) of stream from its origin just above Carlton Road. However, it has a significant tributary, Casserly Creek. Casserly Creek terminates in a large marsh just south of Interlaken, California, which drains into College Lake.[6] Below College Lake, Salsipuedes Creek is joined by Corralitos Creek just south of College Road, as delineated on USGS maps,[2] however others have suggested that Salsipuedes Creek is instead tributary to Corralitos Creek.[4] From its confluence with Corralitos Creek, Salsipuedes Creek flows 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the Pajaro River.
Ecology and conservation
In a 2007 report, Dr. Jerry Smith reported
References
- ISBN 9780804700795.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salsipuedes Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 27, 2022.
- ^ ISBN 0940283018.
- ^ Erwin Gustav Gudde (1960). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 278.
- ^ "Casserly Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Becker, Gordon S.; Smetak, Katherine M.; Asbury, David A. (2010). Southern Steelhead Resources Evaluation – Identifying Promising Locations for Steelhead Restoration in Watersheds South of the Golden Gate – Appendix (PDF) (Report). Oakland, California: Center for Ecosystem Management and Restoration (CEMAR). Retrieved February 26, 2023.