Calaveras Creek (California)
Calaveras Creek is a northward-flowing stream in Alameda and Santa Clara counties of California. It runs for 8.5 miles (13.7 km), starting from Poverty Ridge, passing through Calaveras Reservoir, and emptying into Alameda Creek east of Fremont, California.
| Calaveras Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of the mouth in California | |
| Etymology | Spanish[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Alameda County, Santa Clara County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | 8 miles (13 km) east of Milpitas |
| • coordinates | 37°25′53″N 121°44′49″W[2] |
| Mouth | Alameda Creek |
• location | 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Fremont |
• coordinates | 37°30′13″N 121°49′17″W[2] |
• elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Length | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Arroyo Hondo |
Its main tributary is Arroyo Hondo.
Ecology
Calaveras Dam, built by the Spring Valley Water Company in 1925, was re-built in 2018. Facing legal challenges to release flows to support steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the 20 miles (32 km) of Calaveras Creek below the dam, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) began steady releases that lowered the water temperatures and resulted in a sharp increase in the numbers of trout.[3]
References
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Word Dancer Press. p. 610. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calaveras Creek
- Alastair Bland. "Dam Tweaks Yield Results" (PDF). San Francisco Estuary Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
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