Soquel Creek
River of Santa Cruz County, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Soquel Creek is a southward flowing 16 miles (26 km) creek that begins in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Cruz County, California and enters Monterey Bay at Capitola Beach in Capitola, California.
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Soquel Creek Rosario del Beato Serafin de Asculi[1] | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Santa Cruz County |
Cities | Soquel, Capitola |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Southern Santa Cruz Mountains |
• coordinates | 37°06′37″N 121°54′38″W |
• elevation | 3,000 ft (910 m)[2] |
Mouth | Monterey Bay |
• coordinates | 36°58′18″N 121°57′07″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[2] |
Length | 16 mi (26 km)[2] |
Basin size | 42 sq mi (110 km2)[2] |
Discharge | |
• location | USGS Soquel Creek gage (11160000)[2] |
• minimum | 405 cu ft/s (11.5 m3/s)[3] |
• maximum | 15,800 cu ft/s (450 m3/s)[3] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | West Branch Soquel Creek, Burns Creek, Laurel Creek, Hester Creek |
• right | East Branch Soquel Creek, Fern Gulch, Asbury Gulch, Amaya Creek, Hinckley Creek |
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