Cottonwood Creek (Encinitas)

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Cottonwood Creek
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Looking downstream towards Moonlight Beach
Location
Country United States
State California
Region San Diego County
Physical characteristics
Source Cottonwood Creek Park
Mouth Moonlight Beach
  location
Community of Encinitas, San Diego, California
  elevation
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Cottonwood Creek is a stream in San Diego County, California. It originates in the Cottonwood Creek Park in the town of Encinitas, then flows towards Moonlight Beach, where it discharges into the Pacific Ocean.

Beginning in 1881 steam locomotives stopped to replenish their boilers with the water from Cottonwood Creek which produced the steam that moved the trains. [1] A town formed around this site and would evolve into Encinitas. The creek was also a water source for the community in times of drought. For these reasons, in 1991 it was designated by the State of California a Point of Historic Interest. [2]

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References

  1. "State of California Point of Historical Interest SDI-011 - Encinitas, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com". www.waymarking.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  2. zcode (11 May 2013). "Plaque Naming Cottonwood Creek as a California Point of Historic Interest to be Unveiled". 92024 Magazine. Archived from the original on September 27, 2018.

33°02′54″N117°17′55″W / 33.0482°N 117.2987°W / 33.0482; -117.2987