Apanolio Creek

Last updated March 10, 2019

Apanolio Creek is a 3.6-mile-long (5.8 km)^[1] southward-flowing stream in San Mateo County, California, United States ^[2] which is a tributary of Pilarcitos Creek.

San Mateo County, officially the County of San Mateo, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 718,451. The county seat is Redwood City.

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Pilarcitos Creek is a 13.5-mile-long (21.7 km) coastal stream in San Mateo County, California, United States, that rises on the western slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains and descends through Pilarcitos Canyon to discharge into the Pacific Ocean Half Moon Bay State Beach.

Coordinates: 37°28′34″N122°24′43″W / 37.476051°N 122.411919°W / 37.476051; -122.411919

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite , accessed March 15, 2011
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Apanolio Creek

Apanolio Creek

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