San Diego Creek
river in California, United States
San Diego Creek is a small northwest-flowing river in Orange County, California. It is about 15 miles (24 km) long and its watershed covers 112.2 square miles (291 square kilometers) in three cities. Its source is in the Coast Range, but several of its tributaries begin in the Santa Ana Mountains and flow west to the creek. San Diego Creek flows into Upper Newport Bay, a branch of Newport Bay and eventually the Pacific Ocean.
| San Diego Creek | |
|---|---|
 San Diego Creek at Alton Parkway in Irvine | |
 Map of the Newport Bay watershed, with San Diego Creek highlighted | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Orange County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Santa Ana Mountains |
| - location | El Toro, Lake Forest |
| - coordinates | 33°38′28″N 117°41′03″W / 33.64111°N 117.68417°W |
| - elevation | 700 ft (210 m) |
| Mouth | Upper Newport Bay |
| - location | Near University of California Irvine |
| - coordinates | 33°38′55″N 117°52′28″W / 33.64861°N 117.87444°W |
| - elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Basin size | 112.2 sq mi (291 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| - location | Campus Drive at Irvine, CA |
| - average | 61 cu ft/s (1.7 m3/s) |
| - minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| - maximum | 43,500 cu ft/s (1,230 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | La Cañada Wash, San Joaquin Wash, Bonita Creek |
| - right | Bee Canyon Wash, Peters Canyon Wash |
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