San Mateo Creek
San Mateo Creek is a stream in Southern California in the United States, whose watershed mostly straddles the border of Orange and San Diego Counties. It is about 22 miles long, flowing in a generally southwesterly direction.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in United States of America
- Also known as: “Arroyo De San Mateo” and “Rio San Mateo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and San Mateo Rocks.
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Power station
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The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is a permanently closed nuclear power plant located south of San Clemente, California, on the Pacific coast, in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region IV. San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is situated 2½ miles southeast of San Mateo Creek.
San Mateo Rocks
Islet
San Mateo Rocks are uninhabited islands that lie approximately 0.5 mi off the coast of California, to the south of San Clemente, and just north of San Mateo Point, a minor headland that marks the border between Orange County and San Diego County. San Mateo Rocks is situated 2 miles northwest of San Mateo Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Clemente and Talega.
San Clemente
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San Clemente is a city by the beach in Orange County in Southern California. It is called the "little Spanish village by the sea" because many of the buildings have a rustic and antique Spanish look to them.
Talega
Neighborhood
Talega is a tract housing project in the city of San Clemente in Orange County, California. It is a planned community, and construction began in 1999. Talega is situated 5 miles north of San Mateo Creek.
San Mateo Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: San Diego County, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“San Mateo Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “San Mateo Creek”
- Chinese: “聖馬刁溪”
- Venetian: “San Mateo”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as San Onofre and Agra.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trestles Beach and San Mateo Point.
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