Little Salado Creek
Little Salado Creek, originally Arroyita Salado (Little Salt Creek) is a tributary of the San Joaquin River draining eastern slopes of part of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, United States. The Creek ends before it reaches the San Joaquin River, south of Patterson in Stanislaus County.[2][3]
| Little Salado Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Spanish |
| Native name | Arroyita Salado |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Stanislaus County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 37°23′40″N 121°14′22″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,585 ft (483 m) |
| Mouth | mouth |
• location | in Stanislaus County |
• coordinates | 37°26′00″N 121°06′08″W[1] |
• elevation | 118 ft (36 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | San Joaquin River |
Arroyita Salado was a watering place on El Camino Viejoin the San Joaquin Valley and provided water for Rancho Del Puerto.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Salado Creek
- Map of San Joaquin River basin tributaries www.centralvalleymonitoring.org/map accessed November 1, 2011
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed October 31, 2011
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