Calaveras Creek (California)

Calaveras Creek is a northward-flowing stream in Alameda and Santa Clara counties of California. It runs for 8.5 miles (13.7 km), starting from Poverty Ridge, passing through Calaveras Reservoir, and emptying into Alameda Creek east of Fremont, California.

Calaveras Creek
Location of the mouth in California
EtymologySpanish[1]
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionAlameda County, Santa Clara County
Physical characteristics
Source 
  location8 miles (13 km) east of Milpitas
  coordinates37°25′53″N 121°44′49″W[2]
MouthAlameda Creek
  location
6 miles (9.7 km) east of Fremont
  coordinates
37°30′13″N 121°49′17″W[2]
  elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Length8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  rightArroyo Hondo

Its main tributary is Arroyo Hondo.

Ecology

Calaveras Dam, built by the Spring Valley Water Company in 1925, was re-built in 2018. Facing legal challenges to release flows to support steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the 20 miles (32 km) of Calaveras Creek below the dam, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) began steady releases that lowered the water temperatures and resulted in a sharp increase in the numbers of trout.[3]

See also

References

  1. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Word Dancer Press. p. 610. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calaveras Creek
  3. Alastair Bland. "Dam Tweaks Yield Results" (PDF). San Francisco Estuary Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2020.


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