Los Baños Creek

Los Baños Creek
Etymology	Spanish
Native name	El Arroyo de Los Baños
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Merced County, Stanislaus County
Physical characteristics
Source	source
• location	at the confluence of North Fork Los Banos Creek and South Fork Los Banos Creek., Merced County
• coordinates	36°57′32″N 121°06′35″W[1]
• elevation	633 ft (193 m)
Mouth	mouth
• location	Mud Slough 2.5 miles upstream from the mouth of the Merced River., Merced County
• coordinates	37°17′58″N 120°56′56″W[1]
• elevation	69 ft (21 m)[1]
California Historical Landmark
Official name	Los Baños
Reference no.	550[2]

Los Baños Creek or Los Banos Creek, originally El Arroyo de los Baños,[3] is a tributary stream of the San Joaquin River. Its source drains the slopes of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, United States. Los Baños Creek has its source at the confluence of North Fork Los Banos Creek and South Fork Los Banos Creek. It flows northeast to the west edge of Los Banos and then north to Mud Slough 2.5 miles (4 km) upstream from its confluence with the San Joaquin River.[1]

History

Los Baños Creek is reported to have taken its name from the pools, near its head, called Los Baños de Padre Arroyo for Padre Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta, who was at Mission San Juan Bautista from 1808 to 1833 and conducted proselytizing missions into the San Joaquin Valley. El Arroyo de los Baños was a watering place on El Camino Viejo in the San Joaquin Valley between Arroyo de Quinto and Arroyo de San Luis Gonzaga.[4]

Los Baños de Padre Arroyo is registered as California Historical Landmark #550.[2]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Los Banos Creek
"Los Baños". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-09.
Mildred B. Hoover, et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1966, p.204-205.
Mildred B. Hoover, et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition, Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1966, p.202, 204-205.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Los Banos Creek

[CHL-2] "Los Baños". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-09.

[3] Mildred B. Hoover, et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press, 1966, p.204-205.

[4] Mildred B. Hoover, et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition, Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1966, p.202, 204-205.

Rivers of California's Central Valley watershed (north-to-south)
Sacramento River watershed	Pit River McCloud River Cow Creek Cottonwood Creek Battle Creek Mill Creek Deer Creek Thomes Creek Big Chico Creek Stony Creek Butte Creek Feather River North Fork East Branch West Branch Middle Fork South Fork Yuba River Bear River American River North Fork Middle Fork South Fork Cache Creek Putah Creek
San Joaquin River watershed	Mokelumne River Cosumnes River Calaveras River Stanislaus River Tuolumne River Clavey River Cherry Creek Merced River Mariposa Creek Chowchilla River Fresno River
Tulare Basin	Kings River Kaweah River Tule River White River Poso Creek Kern River