San Luis Creek (California)
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San Luis Creek, originally Arroyo de San Luis Gonzaga, is a stream
in Merced County, California
. Its source is located in Merced County, about 1000 ft. northwest of 3448 ft. high Mariposa Peak, on the Merced County - San Benito County boundry and 7.4 miles south of Pacheco Pass
. Its mouth is at its confluence with Los Banos Creek
, 3.6 miles east of Ingomar, California
.
in the San Joaquin Valley
between Arroyo de Romero
and Arroyo de Los Baños
. The adobe of the rancho Rancho San Luis Gonzaga
was located along the Creek in a site now behind the dam, under the waters, of the San Luis Reservoir
.
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
in Merced County, California
Merced County, California
Merced County , is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. As of the 2010 census, the population was 255,793, up from 210,554 at the 2000 census. The county seat is Merced...
. Its source is located in Merced County, about 1000 ft. northwest of 3448 ft. high Mariposa Peak, on the Merced County - San Benito County boundry and 7.4 miles south of Pacheco Pass
Pacheco Pass
Pacheco Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass located in the Diablo Range in southeastern Santa Clara County, California. It is the main road over the hills separating the Santa Clara Valley and the Central Valley....
. Its mouth is at its confluence with Los Banos Creek
Los Baños Creek
Los Baños Creek or Los Banos Creek, originally El Arroyo de los Baños, is a tributary stream of the San Joaquin River. Its source drains the slopes of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, USA. Los Baños Creek has its source at the confluence of North Fork Los Banos Creek and...
, 3.6 miles east of Ingomar, California
Ingomar, California
Ingomar is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad northwest of Los Banos, at an elevation of 92 feet ....
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History
Arroyo de San Luis Gonzaga was a watering place on El Camino ViejoEl Camino Viejo
El Camino Viejo à Los Angeles , also known as the Old Los Angeles Trail, established in 1820's, was the oldest north-south trail in the interior of Alta California...
in the San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton...
between Arroyo de Romero
Romero Creek
Romero Creek, originally El Arroyo de Romero, is a tributary stream of the San Joaquin River. Its source drains the slopes of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, USA....
and Arroyo de Los Baños
Los Baños Creek
Los Baños Creek or Los Banos Creek, originally El Arroyo de los Baños, is a tributary stream of the San Joaquin River. Its source drains the slopes of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, USA. Los Baños Creek has its source at the confluence of North Fork Los Banos Creek and...
. The adobe of the rancho Rancho San Luis Gonzaga
Rancho San Luis Gonzaga
Rancho San Luis Gonzaga was a Mexican land grant in the Diablo Range, in present day Santa Clara County and Merced County, California given in 1843 by Governor Manuel Micheltorena to Juan Perez Pacheco and José Maria Mejía...
was located along the Creek in a site now behind the dam, under the waters, of the San Luis Reservoir
San Luis Reservoir
The San Luis Reservoir is an off-stream artificial lake in the eastern slopes of the Diablo Range of Merced County, California, approximately west of Los Banos on State Route 152, which crosses Pacheco Pass and runs along its north shore. The reservoir stores water taken from the San...
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