Peterson Creek (San Mateo County, California)

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Peterson Creek is a stream in San Mateo County, California and is a tributary of Pescadero Creek. [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.

Pescadero Creek river in the United States of America

Pescadero Creek is a major stream in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties in California. At 26.6 miles (42.8 km), it is the longest stream in San Mateo County and flows all year from springs in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Its source is at 1,880 feet (570 m) above sea level on the western edge of Castle Rock State Park, with additional headwaters in Portola Redwoods State Park, and its course traverses Pescadero Creek County Park and San Mateo County Memorial Park before entering Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve at Pescadero State Beach and thence to the Pacific Ocean 14.4 miles (23 km) south of Half Moon Bay.

Coordinates: 37°16′24″N122°17′33″W / 37.273277°N 122.29247°W / 37.273277; -122.29247 [2]

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