Eastwood Creek

Summary

Eastwood Creek in San Diego County, California, is a tributary of Coleman Creek that arises in the Cuyamaca Mountains, at the north face of the gold bearing mountain north of Julian .[3] From the source Eastwood Creek descends northwesterly a short distance, then turns southwest down a canyon to its confluence with Coleman Creek, just below the site of Branson City.[4]

Coleman Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSan Diego County
Physical characteristics
Sourcesource
 • locationon the north slope of the gold hill north of Julian, near to the Owens Mine., San Diego County
 • coordinates33°5′7″N 116°36′10″W / 33.08528°N 116.60278°W / 33.08528; -116.60278[1]
 • elevation4,375 ft (1,334 m)
Mouthmouth
 • location
at its confluence with Coleman Creek northwest of Julian., San Diego County
 • coordinates
33°4′55″N 116°37′20″W / 33.08194°N 116.62222°W / 33.08194; -116.62222[2]
 • elevation
3,950 ft (1,200 m)[2]
Basin features
River systemColeman Creek

History edit

Site of placer mining and mining camps along its banks from late 1869 into the early 1870s, Eastwood Creek was named for the mining town site Eastwood that Joseph Stancliff planned northwest of Julian, but which failed to thrive, similarly to Branson City. Eastwood gave its name to the creek and a nearby hill.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ USGS Map Name: Julian, CA, Map Center: N33° 5' 7" W116° 36' 10" from topoquest.com accessed 3/22/2013
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eastwood Creek
  3. ^ USGS Map Name: Julian, CA, Map Center: N33° 5' 7" W116° 36' 10" from topoquest.com accessed 3/14/2013
  4. ^ USGS Map Name: Julian, CA, Map Center: N33° 4' 55" W116° 37' 20" from topoquest.com accessed 3/14/2013
  5. ^ Leland Fetzer, San Diego County Place Names, A To Z; Sunbelt Publications, Inc., San Diego, 2005, p. 40