Lobitos Creek

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Lobitos Creek is a small river in San Mateo County, California. [1]

San Mateo County, California County in California, United States

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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37°22′33″N122°24′33″W / 37.375776°N 122.409141°W / 37.375776; -122.409141 [2]

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