El Corte de Madera Creek

El Corte de Madera Creek (Spanish for: The Cutting of Wood) is a small river in the Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, northern California. It is a tributary of San Gregorio Creek.

El Corte de Madera Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationSan Mateo County, California
Mouth 
  location
San Gregorio Creek
  elevation
150 feet (46 m)
Lengthabout 7 miles (11 km)
Basin sizeSanta Cruz Mountains

The creek flows about 7 miles (11 km), from its source in Kings Mountain (37°24′44″N 122°18′40″W) near Skeggs Point on Skyline Boulevard (CA 35), to its confluence with San Gregorio Creek about 2.7 miles east of San Gregorio.

The bulk of El Corte de Madera Creek's upper watershed is in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, which features popular hiking and mountain biking trails.

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