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Los Osos Creek is a stream in coastal San Luis Obispo County that discharges to Morro Bay. Los Osos Creek rises in the Clark Valley on the slopes of the Irish Hills. [1] After flowing through Clark Valley, Los Osos Creek flows into Los Osos Valley. In prehistoric times Chumash Native Americans had a significant settlement on a stabilized sand dune near the mouth of Los Osos Creek. [2]

Stream A body of surface water flowing down a channel

A stream is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel. The stream encompasses surface and groundwater fluxes that respond to geological, geomorphological, hydrological and biotic controls.

Irish Hills (California)

The Irish Hills are a low mountain range of the southern outer California Coast Ranges in western San Luis Obispo County, California, and the state's Central Coast region.

Los Osos Valley valley in San Luis Obispo County, United States of America

The Los Osos Valley is a valley within San Luis Obispo County, in the Central Coast of California region.

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Coordinates: 35°20′07″N120°49′34″W / 35.3353494°N 120.8260407°W / 35.3353494; -120.8260407

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