Deer Creek (Tehama County, California)
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This article is about Deer Creek in Tehama County, California. For Deer River (disambiguation), see Deer Creek.
Deer Creek is a 60-mile-long (97 km)[3] southwestward-flowing stream in Northern California that flows through Tehama County, California. It is an eastside tributary of the Sacramento River. As one of only three remaining Sacramento River tributaries supporting native runs of the genetically distinct Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, it is a stronghold for this state and federally endangered fish as well as other salmonids.[6]
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Deer Creek Arroyo de los Venados, Rio de los Venados[1] | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Tehama County |
Cities | Childs Meadows, Vina |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | North slope of Butt Mountain |
• location | Lassen National Forest |
• coordinates | 40°12′44″N 121°22′31″W[2] |
• elevation | 7,320 ft (2,230 m)[3] |
Mouth | Sacramento River[4] |
• location | One mile west of Vina, California |
• coordinates | 39°55′35″N 122°04′54″W[2] |
• elevation | 180 ft (55 m)[2] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Lost Creek, Gurnsey Creek[5] |
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