San Lorenzo River

The San Lorenzo River is a 29.3-mile-long river in the U.S. state of . The name San Lorenzo derives from the Spanish language for "Saint Lawrence" due to its reported sighting on that saint's feast day by Spanish explorers.
  • Stream
  • Description: river in Santa Cruz County, California, United States
  • Also known as
    “Rio de Santa Cruz”
    “Rio San Augustine”
    “Rio San Lorenzo”
    “Rio Santa Cruz”
    “San Augustine Creek”
    “Santa Cruz River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Giant Dipper and Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History.
The is a historic wooden roller coaster…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twin Lakes and Santa Cruz.
is a census-designated place in , United States.
is a census-designated place… is situated 2½ miles northeast of San Lorenzo River.
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Latitude
36.96412° or 36° 57′ 51″ north
Longitude
-122.01246° or 122° 0′ 45″ west
Open location code
848VXX7Q+J2
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“San Lorenzo River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “San Lorenzo”
  • Cebuano: “San Lorenzo River”
  • Dutch: “San Lorenzo River”
  • Irish: “Abhainn San Lorenzo”
  • Italian: “San Lorenzo (fiume della California)”
  • Italian: “San Lorenzo”
  • Spanish: “Río San Lorenzo”
  • Venetian: “San Lorenzo”
  • Vietnamese: “sông San Lorenzo”
  • Welsh: “Afon San Lorenzo”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Seabright and Allegro Heights.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Santa Cruz City Museum and Tyrre Park.

Santa Cruz County: Highlights

Learn more about Santa Cruz and Watsonville.
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