Tunitas Creek
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Tunitas Creek is a 6.6 miles (10.6 km) stream in San Mateo County, California
. Tunitas is Spanish for "Little Prickly Pears". Historically the creek was also known as Arroyo de Las Tunitas.
An all-weather paved county road, Tunitas Creek Road, follows the creek from its source at 1860 feet (566.9 m) on Kings Mountain
in the Santa Cruz Mountains
to its outflow at the Pacific Ocean
, at Tunitas Beach.
The cliffs just north of the Tunitas Creek outflow were the site for Gordon's Chute, a ramp for sliding farm goods from the top of the cliffs to ships anchored in the rolling surf below. Gordon's Chute was built in 1872 and lasted until 1885, when a storm blew it away. A period drawing of the chute is here, and eyebolts for the chute can still be found in the cliff-face.
San Mateo County, California
San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county, and...
. Tunitas is Spanish for "Little Prickly Pears". Historically the creek was also known as Arroyo de Las Tunitas.
An all-weather paved county road, Tunitas Creek Road, follows the creek from its source at 1860 feet (566.9 m) on Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain, California
Kings Mountain is an unincorporated community in San Mateo County, California, located along State Route 35 between Skeggs Point and Pise Mountain. This is about seven miles north of Woodside Road . In the U.S...
in the Santa Cruz Mountains
Santa Cruz Mountains
The Santa Cruz Mountains, part of the Pacific Coast Ranges, are a mountain range in central California, United States. They form a ridge along the San Francisco Peninsula, south of San Francisco, separating the Pacific Ocean from San Francisco Bay and the Santa Clara Valley, and continuing south,...
to its outflow at the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, at Tunitas Beach.
The cliffs just north of the Tunitas Creek outflow were the site for Gordon's Chute, a ramp for sliding farm goods from the top of the cliffs to ships anchored in the rolling surf below. Gordon's Chute was built in 1872 and lasted until 1885, when a storm blew it away. A period drawing of the chute is here, and eyebolts for the chute can still be found in the cliff-face.
Tributaries
- Dry Creek
- Rings GulchRings GulchRings Gulch is a valley in San Mateo County, California. It contains a stream which is a tributary of Tunitas Creek....
- East Fork Tunitas CreekEast Fork Tunitas CreekEast Fork Tunitas Creek is a small river in San Mateo County, California and is a tributary of Tunitas Creek.The Tunitas Creek Association is a conservation organization was founded in 2004. The current secretary, Pliny Keep, lives on the East Fork of Tunitas Creek...
- Mitchell CreekMitchell CreekMitchell Creek is a small river in San Mateo County, California and is a tributary of Tunitas Creek....