Jacalitos Creek

Jacalitos Creek
Location of the mouth within California
Native name	Arroyo de Jacelitos (Spanish)
Location
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Fresno County
Physical characteristics
Source	source
• location	0.6 miles north of Andrews Peak, in the Diablo Range., Fresno County
• coordinates	36°02′52″N120°32′58″W / 36.04778°N 120.54944°W / 36.04778; -120.54944 [1]
Mouth	mouth
• location	flows east-northeast to Los Gatos Creek, 2.6 miles south of Coalinga Nose., Fresno County
• coordinates	36°08′51″N120°15′50″W / 36.14750°N 120.26389°W / 36.14750; -120.26389 [1]
• elevation	548 ft (167 m) [1]

Jacalitos Creek formerly known as Arroyo de Jacelitos (Creek of Little Huts), is a creek in Fresno County, California. ^[2]

Its source is 0.96 km (0.6 mi) north of Andrews Peak, in the Diablo Range. From there it runs east then northeast between the Jacalitos Hills and the Kreyenhagen Hills, then passes across Pleasant Valley to its confluence with Los Gatos Creek 4.2 km (2.6 mi) south of Coalinga Nose. ^[1]

History

Jacalitos Creek, originally known as El Arroyo de Jacelitos, it was the location of watering places on El Camino Viejo, between Los Gatos Creek to the north and Zapato Chino Creek to the south. ^[2] Jacalitos is derived from a Spanish word, jacal, meaning a hut with a thatched roof and walls consisting of thin stakes driven into the ground close together and plastered with mud. Modified with the ending -ito, gives it the meaning "little huts". ^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacalitos Creek
2. William N. Abeloe, Mildred Brooke Hoover, H. E. Rensch, E. G. Rensch, Historic spots in California, 3rd Edition, Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1966, p. 89
3. Jacal from merriam-webster.com accessed November 21, 2019