Coyote Creek (Santa Clara County)
| Coyote Creek Spanish: Arroyo Coyote | |
|---|---|
Coyote Creek (lower right) where it flows into the San Francisco Bay | |
Coyote Creek watershed (Interactive map) | |
| Native name | Máyyan Rúmmey (Northern Ohlone) |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Santa Clara County, Alameda County |
| City | San Jose, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | East Fork Coyote Creek |
| • location | 14 mi (20 km) northeast of Morgan Hill |
| • coordinates | 37°19′0″N 121°29′47″W / 37.31667°N 121.49639°W |
| • elevation | 2,630 ft (800 m) |
| 2nd source | Middle Fork Coyote Creek |
| • coordinates | 37°16′53″N 121°33′40″W / 37.28139°N 121.56111°W |
| • elevation | 3,400 ft (1,000 m) |
| Source confluence | Confluence of Middle and East Forks |
| • location | Henry W. Coe State Park |
| • coordinates | 37°10′24″N 121°29′42″W / 37.17333°N 121.49500°W |
| • elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) |
| Mouth | South San Francisco Bay near Calaveras Point |
• location | 8 mi (13 km) west of Milpitas, California |
• coordinates | 37°27′26″N 122°2′56″W / 37.45722°N 122.04889°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 63.6 mi (102.4 km)confluence to mouth |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Fisher Creek |
| • right | San Felipe Creek, Upper Silver Creek, Lower Silver Creek, Upper and Lower Penitencia Creeks |
Coyote Creek (Spanish: Arroyo Coyote) is a river that flows through the Santa Clara Valley in Northern California. Its source is on Mount Sizer, in the mountains east of Morgan Hill. It eventually flows into Anderson Lake in Morgan Hill and then northwards through Coyote Valley to San Jose, where it empties into the San Francisco Bay.