Cañada del Cierbo
Canada del Cierbo is a valley and 2.5-mile-long (4.0 km)[2] 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.
| Cañada del Cierbo Creek Arroyo de Pescadero | |
|---|---|
  Location of mouth | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Contra Costa County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Crockett Hills Regional Park, in the northwest Berkeley Hills |
| • location | 1.5 mi (2 km) south of Crockett |
| • coordinates | 38°01′46″N 122°12′44″W[1] |
| • elevation | 600 ft (180 m) |
| Mouth | Eastern San Pablo Bay38°03'10.3"N 122°15'08.2"W |
• location | San Pablo Bay at Tormey |
• coordinates | 38°03′10″N 122°15′08″W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 9 mi (14 km) |
History
"Cierbo" is derived from the Spanish word 'Ciervo' for 'Elk' (Cervus canadensis), the creek apparently named for elk herds native to the area.[3]
Watershed and Course
Cañada del Cierbo Creek is a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) 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, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) west northwest of Martinez, California.[4] There are no named tributaries. The lower reach of Cañada del Cierbo Creek downstream of Interstate 80 is diverted underneath refinery properties.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cañada del Cierbo Creek
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived March 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 19, 2022
- Erwin G. Gudde; William Bright (1998). California Place Names. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 80.
- David L. Durham (2000). Durham's Place Names of the San Francisco Bay Area. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 32.