Llagas Creek
| Llagas Creek | |
|---|---|
Llagas Creek near Oak Glen Avenue, March 2017 | |
Location of the mouth of Llagas Creek at its confluence with the Pajaro River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Santa Clara County |
| City | Gilroy, California |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Southeast side of summit of Mount Chual in the Santa Cruz Mountains |
| • coordinates | 37°06′59″N 121°50′02″W / 37.11639°N 121.83389°W |
| • elevation | 3,360 ft (1,020 m) |
| Mouth | Confluence with Pajaro River just after passing through lower Miller Slough |
• coordinates | 36°57′50″N 121°30′28″W / 36.96389°N 121.50778°W |
• elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Twin Falls Creek, Baldy Ryan Canyon, Heron Creek, Tilton Creek, Paradise Creek, East Little Llagas Creek, Church Creek, Skillet Creek, Panther Creek, Live Oak Creek, Alamias Creek |
| • right | Cañada Garcia Creek, Machado Creek, Hayes Creek, Lions Creek, Princevalle Drain, Miller Slough |
Llagas Creek is a 32.8 miles (52.8 km) east -and southeast-flowing perennial stream that drains the eastern foothills of the southern Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the three main tributaries to the upper Pajaro River watershed (Pacheco Creek, Llagas Creek, and Uvas-Carnadero Creek), which then flows to Monterey Bay and the Pacific Ocean.