Walnut Creek | |
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![]() Secondary beaver dam on lower Walnut Creek provides happy hunting perch for a great egret. Courtesy Cheryl Reynolds, Worth a Dam, 2013 | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Contra Costa County |
Cities | Walnut Creek, Pleasant Hill, Four Corners, Concord, Pacheco, Vine Hill, Mococo, Martinez |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Confluence of Las Trampas Creek and Tice Creek |
• location | Walnut Creek, California 375338N 1220335W |
• coordinates | 37°53′38″N 122°3′35″W / 37.89389°N 122.05972°W[2] |
• elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
Mouth | Suisun Bay |
• location | Martinez, California |
• coordinates | 38°1′27″N 122°4′13″W / 38.02417°N 122.07028°W[2] |
• elevation | 2 ft (0.61 m) |
Basin size | 146 sq mi (380 km2) |
The Walnut Creek mainstem is a 12.3-mile-long (19.8-kilometer)[3] northward-flowing stream in northern California. The Walnut Creek watershed lies in central Contra Costa County, California and drains the west side of Mount Diablo and the east side of the East Bay Hills.[4] The Walnut Creek mainstem is now mostly a concrete or earthen flood control channel until it reaches Pacheco Creek[5] on its way to Suisun Bay. Walnut Creek was named for the abundant native Northern California walnut trees (Juglans hindsii) which lined its banks historically. The city of Walnut Creek, California was named for the creek when its post office was established in the 1860s.[1]
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