Romero Creek, originally El Arroyo de Romero,[2] is a tributary stream of the San Joaquin River. Its source drains the slopes of the Diablo Range within the Central Valley of California, United States.
Romero Creek | |
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Etymology | Spanish |
Native name | El Arroyo de Romero (Spanish) |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
Region | Merced County, Stanislaus County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | source |
• location | in a canyon a 1/2 mile east of Bone Spring Hill, near Eagle Spring., Merced County |
• coordinates | 37°09′40.5″N 121°13′24″W / 37.161250°N 121.22333°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,400 ft (730 m) |
Mouth | mouth |
• location | near the Delta Mendota Canal., Merced County |
• coordinates | 37°07′29″N 121°02′46″W / 37.12472°N 121.04611°W[1] |
• elevation | 200 ft (61 m)[1] |
The Creek has its source in Stanislaus County in a canyon a half mile east of Bone Spring Hill, 2509 feet high, near Eagle Spring, about 12 1/2 miles from its mouth just east of where it emerges from the foothills in Merced County, shortly ending where it meets the Delta Mendota Canal.
El Arroyo de Romero was a watering place on El Camino Viejo in the San Joaquin Valley between Arroyo de Quinto and Arroyo de San Luis Gonzaga.[3]