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El Corte de Madera Creek

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River in the United States
El Corte de Madera Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSan Mateo County, California
Mouth 
 • locationSan Gregorio Creek
 • elevation150 feet (46 m)
Lengthabout 7 miles (11 km)
Basin sizeSanta Cruz Mountains

El Corte de Madera Creek (Spanish for: The Cutting of Wood) is a small river in the Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County, northern California. It is a tributary of San Gregorio Creek.

The creek flows about 7 miles (11 km), from its source in Kings Mountain (37°24′44″N 122°18′40″W / 37.4122°N 122.3110°W / 37.4122; -122.3110 (El Corte de Madera Creek source)) near Skeggs Point on Skyline Boulevard (CA 35), to its confluence with San Gregorio Creek about 2.7 miles east of San Gregorio.

The bulk of El Corte de Madera Creek's upper watershed is in El Corte de Madera Creek Open Space Preserve of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, which features popular hiking and mountain biking trails.

37°19′04″N 122°20′22″W / 37.3179°N 122.3395°W / 37.3179; -122.3395

See also

Santa Cruz Mountains
Peaks
Rivers and creeks
Parks
Hiking trails
Open Space Preserves
Other


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