| Butano Creek Arroyo del Butano | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A portion of the Butano Creek Restoration Project, located above Pescadero, California. USFWS Photo/Steve Martarano. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Mateo County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South of Butano Ridge at China Grade in the Santa Cruz Mountains |
| • coordinates | 37°13′00″N 122°13′25″W / 37.21667°N 122.22361°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,120 ft (650 m) |
| Mouth | Pescadero Creek in Pescadero Marsh |
• location | Pescadero, California |
• coordinates | 37°16′01″N 122°24′43″W / 37.26694°N 122.41194°W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m)[1] |
Butano Creek /ˈbjuː.tə.noʊ/, /ˈbuː-/[2] name is a 15 miles (24 km) stream in San Mateo County, California,[3] and carries a large amount of the runoff of the Santa Cruz Mountains into the Pacific Ocean after joining the Pescadero Creek delta at Pescadero Marsh in San Mateo County, California.
- ^ a b c "Butano Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.
- ^ USGS, 09-20-07