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
Calaveras Creek (California) is located in California
Calaveras Creek (California)
Location of the mouth in California
EtymologySpanish[2]
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 / 37.43139°N 121.74694°W / 37.43139; -121.74694[1]
MouthAlameda Creek
 • location
6 miles (9.7 km) east of Fremont
 • coordinates
37°30′13″N 121°49′17″W / 37.50361°N 121.82139°W / 37.50361; -121.82139[1]
 • elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Length8.5 mi (13.7 km)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightArroyo Hondo

Its main tributary is Arroyo Hondo.

Ecology

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calaveras Creek
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Alastair Bland. "Dam Tweaks Yield Results" (PDF). San Francisco Estuary Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2020.