Clear Creek (San Benito River tributary)

Clear Creek is a 9.9-mile-long (15.9 km)[1] tributary of the San Benito River in California, in the United States. The creek is the site of a BLM natural recreation area, and is known for its mineral abundance. The headwaters area of the creek is the only known location of gem quality benitoite, the designated California State Gem.

In 1998 the creek was identified as containing high levels of mercury in excess of water quality standards.[2]

Coordinates: 36°21′32″N 120°47′11″W / 36.35889°N 120.78639°W / 36.35889; -120.78639[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed March 15, 2011
  2. ↑ Clear Creek Management Area, Resource Management Plan Amendment: Environmental Impact Statement. 2005.
  3. ↑ "Clear Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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