Corte Madera Creek (Marin County)
| Corte Madera Creek | |
|---|---|
Rowers on Corte Madera Creek | |
Location of the mouth of Corte Madera Creek in California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Marin County |
| Cities | Ross, Kentfield, Corte Madera |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source confluence | San Anselmo Creek and Ross Creek |
| • location | Ross |
| • coordinates | 37°57′58″N 122°33′26″W / 37.96611°N 122.55722°W |
| • elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Mouth | San Francisco Bay |
• location | Corte Madera, California |
• coordinates | 37°56′30″N 122°30′08″W / 37.94167°N 122.50222°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ross town hall |
| • average | 0.33 cu ft/s (0.0093 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.00 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 3.50 cu ft/s (0.099 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | San Anselmo Creek |
| • right | Ross Creek, Tamalpais Creek, Larkspur Creek |
Corte Madera Creek is a short stream which flows southeast for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) in Marin County, California. Corte Madera Creek is formed by the confluence of San Anselmo Creek and Ross Creek in Ross and entering a tidal marsh at Kentfield before connecting to San Francisco Bay near Corte Madera.