San Lorenzo Creek

San Lorenzo Creek
Arroyo de San Salvador de Horta, Arroyo de la Harina[1][2]
EtymologySpanish
Native nameArroyo de San Lorenzo (Spanish)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionAlameda County
CityHayward, California
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationeast of Hayward, California
 • coordinates[2]
Source confluenceconfluence
 • locationat Palomares Creek and Eden Canyon Creek
 • coordinates37°41′45″N 122°01′33″W / 37.69583°N 122.02583°W / 37.69583; -122.02583
MouthSan Francisco Bay
 • location
Hayward Regional Shoreline
 • coordinates
37°40′13″N 122°09′46″W / 37.67028°N 122.16278°W / 37.67028; -122.16278[2]
 • elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftCrow Creek, Castro Valley Creek
 • rightSulphur Creek (diversion)

San Lorenzo Creek (Spanish: Arroyo de San Lorenzo) is a 10.7-mile-long (17.2 km)[3] year-round natural stream flowing through Hayward, California and other neighboring unincorporated communities into San Francisco Bay at the Hayward Regional Shoreline.

Creek and foliage, downtown Hayward
View from bridge, downtown Hayward
San Lorenzo Creek Trail entrance
  1. ^ Erwin G. Gudde; William Bright (2004). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-520-24217-3. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Lorenzo Creek
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011

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