Alambique Creek
Alambique Creek, or Arroyo Alembique, is a 2.7-mile-long stream located in San Mateo County, California, in the United States. It is a tributary to Corte Madera Creek and is part of the San Francisquito Creek watershed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Arroyo del Alambique”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and Searsville Dam.
Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve
Nature reserve
The Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve is a 1,190 acres nature preserve and biological field station formally established as a reserve in 1973. The biological preserve is owned by Stanford University, and is part of the Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences.
Searsville Dam
Dam
Photo: Efly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Searsville Dam is a masonry dam in San Mateo County, California, that was completed in 1892, one year after the founding of Stanford University, and impounds Corte Madera Creek to form a reservoir known as Searsville Reservoir or Searsville Lake.
Our Lady of the Wayside Church
Church
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Our Lady of the Wayside Church is a modest church built in 1912 for the then-growing Catholic parish of Portola Valley by a combined effort of Jewish, Protestant and Catholic members of The Family, a San Francisco men's club that owns a nearby rural retreat. Our Lady of the Wayside Church is situated 1½ miles southeast of Alambique Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sky Londa and Woodside.
Sky Londa
Hamlet
Sky Londa is an unincorporated mountain community in San Mateo County, California located at the intersection of State Route 84 and State Route 35. The community is inside area code 650 and ZIP code 94062. Sky Londa is situated 1½ miles southwest of Alambique Creek.
Woodside
Photo: Jawed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Woodside is a small town on the San Francisco Peninsula in California. It is considered one of the wealthiest towns in the United States, and is home to many celebrities and executives. Despite its small size, Woodside features many local attractions.
Portola Valley
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
Portola Valley is on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The city is in San Mateo County and is south of Woodside and west of Menlo Park.
Alambique Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: San Mateo, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Alambique Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Alambique Creek”
- Cebuano: “Alambique Creek”
- Venetian: “Alambique”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Woodside Highlands and Westridge.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Portola Valley and Searsville Historical Marker.
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