San Diego Creek
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Not to be confused with San Diego River.
| San Diego Creek | |
| River | |
 Lower tidal San Diego Creek (foreground), with Upper Newport Bay and Costa Mesa beyond
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | California |
| Region | Orange County |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | La Cañada Wash, San Joaquin Wash, Bonita Creek |
| - right | Bee Canyon Wash, Peters Canyon Wash |
| Source | Santa Ana Mountains |
| - location | El Toro, Lake Forest |
| - elevation | 700 ft (213 m) |
| - coordinates | 33°38′28″N 117°41′03″W / 33.64111°N 117.68417°W |
| Mouth | Upper Newport Bay |
| - location | Near University of California Irvine |
| - elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| - coordinates | 33°38′55″N 117°52′28″W / 33.64861°N 117.87444°W |
| Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Basin | 112.2 sq mi (291 km²) |
| Discharge | for Campus Drive at Irvine, CA |
| - average | 61 cu ft/s (2 m³/s) |
| - max | 43,500 cu ft/s (1,232 m³/s) |
| - min | 0 cu ft/s (0 m³/s) |
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.
Nearby rivers [change]
North along coast [change]
South along coast [change]
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