Cañada del Cierbo explained

Cañada del Cierbo Creek
Name Other:Arroyo de Pescadero
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:California
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:Contra Costa County
Length:9miles
Source1:Crockett Hills Regional Park, in the northwest Berkeley Hills
Source1 Coordinates:38.0294°N -122.2122°W
Source1 Elevation:600feet
Mouth:Eastern San Pablo Bay38°03'10.3"N 122°15'08.2"W
Mouth Location:San Pablo Bay at Tormey
Mouth Coordinates:38.0528°N -122.2522°W
Mouth Elevation:0feet

Canada del Cierbo is a valley and 2.5adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] northwestward-flowing stream originating in the Crockett Hills Regional Park and flowing to eastern San Pablo Bay near the Carquinez Strait at Tormey, Contra Costa County, California.

History

"Cierbo" is derived from the Spanish word 'Ciervo' for 'Elk' (Cervus canadensis), the creek apparently named for elk herds native to the area.[2]

Watershed and Course

Cañada del Cierbo Creek is a 2.5miles stream beginning in Crockett Hills Regional Park in the extreme northwest Berkeley Hills. It flows northwest to San Pablo Bay, with its mouth at Tormey, California, 6.5miles west northwest of Martinez, California.[3] There are no named tributaries. The lower reach of Cañada del Cierbo Creek downstream of Interstate 80 is diverted underneath refinery properties.

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Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed December 19, 2022
  2. Book: California Place Names . Erwin G. Gudde . William Bright . 1998 . University of California Press . 80 . Berkeley, California.
  3. Book: Durham's Place Names of the San Francisco Bay Area . David L. Durham . 2000 . Word Dancer Press . Clovis, California . 32.