Brea Creek
| Brea Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of the mouth of Brea Creek in California | |
| Etymology | Presumably named after Brea, California, or the city was named for the creek. |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Orange County, San Bernardino, Los Angeles County |
| Cities | Brea, Fullerton, Whittier |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | La Habra, Orange County, California |
| • coordinates | 33°53′22″N 117°55′37″W / 33.88944°N 117.92694°W |
| • elevation | 690 ft (210 m) |
| Mouth | Coyote Creek |
• location | Whittier, California |
• coordinates | 33°52′40″N 118°00′32″W / 33.87778°N 118.00889°W |
• elevation | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Length | 11.7 mi (18.8 km) |
| Basin size | 23.6 sq mi (61 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 1.4 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 3,700 cu ft/s (100 m3/s) |
Brea Creek is one of four principal tributaries of Coyote Creek, which is a lower tributary of the San Gabriel River in California. It drains parts of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. The creek flows 11.7 miles (18.8 km) from the cities of Brea and Anaheim to Whittier, where its mouth is on the left bank of Coyote Creek, at a point 481 feet (147 m) lower in elevation.