Elder Creek (Tehama County)

Elder Creek
Country United States
State California
Source California Coast Ranges
 - location Mendocino National Forest
 - elevation 801 ft (244 m)
 - coordinates 40°00′48″N 122°33′00″W / 40.01333°N 122.55000°W / 40.01333; -122.55000 [1]
Mouth Sacramento River
 - location Near Gerber
 - elevation 207 ft (63 m)
 - coordinates 40°02′35″N 122°06′57″W / 40.04306°N 122.11583°W / 40.04306; -122.11583Coordinates: 40°02′35″N 122°06′57″W / 40.04306°N 122.11583°W / 40.04306; -122.11583 [1]
Length 27 mi (43 km) [2]
Basin 150.5 sq mi (390 km2) [3]
Discharge for Gerber, California
 - average 110 cu ft/s (3 m3/s) [4]
 - max 14,100 cu ft/s (399 m3/s)
 - min 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
Location of Elder Creek in California

Elder Creek is a major stream in Tehama County, California and a tributary of the Sacramento River. It originates at the confluence of its North, Middle and South Forks, which begin in the Mendocino National Forest, and flows 27 miles (43 km)[2] east to its confluence with the Sacramento River about a mile (1.6 km) east of Gerber and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Tehama. Measured to the head of its longest tributary, the South Fork, Elder Creek has a total length of 42 miles (68 km),[2] draining a watershed of about 150 square miles (390 km2).[3] Like the other streams draining this part of the western Sacramento Valley, Elder Creek is a highly seasonal stream that flows only during the winter and spring.[5]

Elder Creek was so named for the elder trees lining its course.[6] A variant name was Arroyo de los Saucos.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elder Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 1981-01-19. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  2. 1 2 3 "USGS National Atlas Streamer". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  3. 1 2 "Tehama West Watershed Management Plan" (PDF). Resource Conservation District of Tehama County. August 2008. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  4. ↑ "USGS Gage #11380500 on Elder Creek at Gerber, CA". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. 1949–1979. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  5. ↑ "Tehama West Watershed". Sacramento River Watershed Program. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  6. ↑ "Place Names" (PDF). Tehama County Department of Education. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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