Matadero Creek
Matadero Creek is a stream originating in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara County, California, United States. The creek flows in a northeasterly direction for 8 miles until it enters the Palo Alto Flood Basin, where it joins Adobe Creek in the Palo Alto Baylands at the north end of the Mayfield Slough, just before its culmination in southwest San Francisco Bay.
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 26 feet (8 metres)
- Description: stream in Santa Clara County, California, US
- Also known as“Arroyo de Matadera”“Arroyo Del Matadero”“Madera Creek”“Maladero Creek”“Matadera Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include California Avenue station and Hoover Park.
California Avenue station
Railway station
California Avenue station is a Caltrain station located in Palo Alto, California.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include College Terrace and Professorville.
Professorville
Neighborhood
Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley lies in the South Bay and the southern Peninsula of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Matadero Creek
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Latitude
37.42411° or 37° 25′ 27″ north
Longitude
-122.13357° or 122° 8′ 1″ west
Open location code
849VCVF8+JH
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Matadero Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Matadero Creek”
- Cebuano: “Matadero Creek”
- Hebrew: “נחל מטדרו”
- Venetian: “Matadero”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ventura and Mayfield.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boulware Park and Palo Alto Square Shopping Center.
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