Little Salado Creek, originally Arroyita Salado (Little Salt Creek) is a tributary of the San Joaquin River draining eastern slopes of part of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, United States. The Creek ends before it reaches the San Joaquin River, south of Patterson in Stanislaus County.[2][3]

Little Salado Creek
EtymologySpanish
Native nameArroyita Salado (Spanish)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionStanislaus County
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates37°23′40″N 121°14′22″W / 37.39444°N 121.23944°W / 37.39444; -121.23944[1]
 • elevation1,585 ft (483 m)
Mouthmouth
 • location
in Stanislaus County
 • coordinates
37°26′00″N 121°06′08″W / 37.43333°N 121.10222°W / 37.43333; -121.10222[1]
 • elevation
118 ft (36 m)[1]
Basin features
River systemSan Joaquin River

Arroyita Salado was a watering place on El Camino Viejo in the San Joaquin Valley and provided water for Rancho Del Puerto.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Salado Creek
  2. ^ Map of San Joaquin River basin tributaries www.centralvalleymonitoring.org/map accessed November 1, 2011
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed October 31, 2011