Little Panoche Creek
Little Panoche Creek formerly known as Arroyita de Panoche[2] or Arroyo de Pannochita [3] (Little Sugarloaf Creek) and later anglicized to Panochita Creek[1] is a creek in Fresno County, California. The source of this creek is on the east slope of Glaucophane Ridge, of the Diablo Range in San Benito County. It flows east-northeast through Little Panoche Reservoir to empty into the California Aqueduct.[1] Before the advent of irrigation projects in the valley, its waters might have reached a slough of the San Joaquin River in years of heavy rains.
| Little Panoche Creek Pannochita Creek | |
|---|---|
| Etymology | Spanish |
| Native name | Arroyita de Panoche, Arroyo de Pannochita |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Fresno County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | source |
| ⁃ location | on the east slope of Glaucophane Ridge of the Diablo Range., San Benito County |
| ⁃ coordinates | 36°41′55″N 120°53′39″W[1] |
| ⁃ elevation | 1,520 ft (460 m) |
| Mouth | mouth |
⁃ location | California Aqueduct., Fresno County |
⁃ coordinates | 36°49′09″N 120°43′33″W[1] |
⁃ elevation | 338 ft (103 m)[1] |
History
Arroyita de Panoche was a watering place on El Camino Viejo in the San Joaquin Valley between Arroyo de Las Ortigalito (Little Nettle Creek) and Arroyo de Panoche Grande (Big Sugarloaf Creek).[4]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Panoche Creek
- Frank F. Latta, "El Camino Viejo á Los Angeles", Kern County Historical Association, 1936, map
- Mildred B. Hoover, et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1966. p.89
- Mildred B. Hoover, et al. Historic Spots in California. 3rd edition. Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1966. pp.89,202.