Redwood Creek (San Mateo County)

Redwood Creek
Aerial view of the mouth of Redwood Creek on San Francisco Bay at the port of Redwood City, California
Location of the Redwood Creek estuary in San Francisco Bay
Etymology	Spanish language
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	San Mateo County
City	Redwood City, California
Physical characteristics
Source	Arroyo Ojo De Agua
• location	Redwood City
• coordinates	37°27′27.8″N 122°15′58.9″W / 37.457722°N 122.266361°W / 37.457722; -122.266361
2nd source	Arroyo Salinas
• location	Woodside, California
• coordinates	37°26′35.4″N 122°15′39.4″W / 37.443167°N 122.260944°W / 37.443167; -122.260944
Source confluence	Redwoods Embarcadero Creek
• coordinates	37°29′12.8″N 122°13′38.3″W / 37.486889°N 122.227306°W / 37.486889; -122.227306
Mouth	Redwood Slough
• coordinates	37°31′35.1″N 122°11′46.4″W / 37.526417°N 122.196222°W / 37.526417; -122.196222[1]
Discharge
• average	1,370[2] cu ft/s (39 m3/s)
• minimum	17 cu ft/s (0.48 m3/s)
• maximum	14,000 cu ft/s (400 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Arroyo Ojo De Agua
• right	Arroyo Salinas

Redwood Creek is a 9.5-mile-long (15.3 km)^[3] perennial stream located in San Mateo County, California, United States which discharges into South San Francisco Bay.^[1] The Port of Redwood City, the largest deepwater port in South San Francisco Bay, is situated on the east bank of Redwood Creek near its mouth, where the creek becomes a natural deepwater channel.