Myer Creek (Coyote Wash tributary)

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Myer Creek is a tributary ephemeral stream running east through the In-Ko-Pah Gorge in the Jacumba Mountains, then as a wash in the Yuha Desert, to Coyote Wash in Imperial County, California. Its mouth is located at an elevation of 446 feet / 136 meters where it usually sinks into the sands before reaching Coyote Wash near Ocotillo, California. Its source is near Mountain Spring at 32°40′17″N116°06′05″W / 32.67139°N 116.10139°W / 32.67139; -116.10139 at an elevation of 2,240 feet at the head of In-Ko-Pah Gorge in the Jacumba Mountains. [1]

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Coordinates: 32°44′21″N116°00′10″W / 32.73917°N 116.00278°W / 32.73917; -116.00278