Deer Creek (Tehama County, California)
| Deer Creek Arroyo de los Venados, Rio de los Venados | |
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Upper Deer Creek Falls in April 2020. | |
Location of the mouth in California | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Tehama County |
| Cities | Childs Meadows, Vina |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North slope of Butt Mountain |
| • location | Lassen National Forest |
| • coordinates | 40°12′44″N 121°22′31″W / 40.21222°N 121.37528°W |
| • elevation | 7,320 ft (2,230 m) |
| Mouth | Sacramento River |
• location | One mile west of Vina, California |
• coordinates | 39°55′35″N 122°04′54″W / 39.92639°N 122.08167°W |
• elevation | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Lost Creek, Gurnsey Creek |
Deer Creek is a 60-mile-long (97 km) southwestward-flowing stream in Northern California that flows through Tehama County, California. It is an eastside tributary of the Sacramento River. As one of only three remaining Sacramento River tributaries supporting native runs of the genetically distinct Central Valley spring-run Chinook salmon, it is a stronghold for this state and federally endangered fish as well as other salmonids.