| San Leandro Creek Arroyo de San Leandro, Rio San Leandro[1] | |
|---|---|
 The upper watershed of San Leandro Creek is densely forested and rugged, in contrast with its highly-urbanized lower reaches (January 3rd, 2023) | |
  Location of the mouth of San Leandro Creek in California | |
| Etymology | Spanish |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Alameda County, Contra Costa County |
| City | San Leandro, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | east of Oakland, California |
| • coordinates | 37°50′47″N 122°11′43″W / 37.84639°N 122.19528°W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,140 ft (350 m) |
| Mouth | San Francisco Bay |
• location | Oakland, California, just north of Oakland International Airport |
• coordinates | 37°44′34″N 122°12′28″W / 37.74278°N 122.20778°W[2] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Indian Creek, Moraga Creek, Buckhorn Creek, Kaiser Creek, Miller Creek |
| • right | Redwood Creek, Grass Valley Creek |
San Leandro Creek (Spanish: Arroyo de San Leandro) is a 21.7-mile-long (34.9 km) year-round natural stream in the hills above Oakland in Alameda County and Contra Costa County of the East Bay in northern California.[3]
- ^ Gudde, Erwin G.; Bright, William (2004). California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names. University of California Press. p. 339. ISBN 9780520242173. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: San Leandro Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 15, 2011