Coyote Creek (San Gabriel River tributary)
| Coyote Creek | |
|---|---|
North Fork of Coyote Creek in La Mirada | |
Map of the Coyote Creek watershed | |
| Etymology | Unknown |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Counties | Orange County, Riverside County, Los Angeles, San Bernardino |
| Cities | Brea, Buena Park, Cerritos, Fullerton, Hawaiian Gardens, La Habra, Lakewood, La Palma, Long Beach, |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Orange County, California |
| • coordinates | 33°56′49″N 117°57′31″W / 33.94694°N 117.95861°W |
| • elevation | 2,300 ft (700 m) |
| Mouth | San Gabriel River |
• coordinates | 33°47′41″N 118°05′24″W / 33.79472°N 118.09000°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 13.7 mi (22.0 km) |
| Basin size | 41.3 mi2 (107 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Los Alamitos |
| • average | 43.5 cu ft/s (1.23 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 24 cu ft/s (0.68 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 14,300 cu ft/s (400 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Brea Creek, Fullerton Creek, Carbon Creek |
| • right | La Canada Verde Creek |
Coyote Creek is a principal tributary of the San Gabriel River in northwest Orange County and southeast Los Angeles County, California. It drains a land area of roughly 41.3 square miles (107 km2) covering nine major cities, including Brea, Buena Park, Cerritos, Fullerton, Hawaiian Gardens, La Habra, Lakewood, La Palma, and Long Beach.
Some major tributaries of the creek in the highly urbanized watershed include Brea Creek, Fullerton Creek, and Carbon Creek. The mostly-flat creek basin is separated by a series of low mountains, and is bounded by several small mountain ranges, including the Chino Hills, Puente Hills, and West Coyote Hills.