Soquel Creek
| Soquel Creek Rosario del Beato Serafin de Asculi | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | Santa Cruz County |
| Cities | Soquel, Capitola |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Southern Santa Cruz Mountains |
| • coordinates | 37°06′37″N 121°54′38″W / 37.11028°N 121.91056°W |
| • elevation | 3,000 ft (910 m) |
| Mouth | Monterey Bay |
• coordinates | 36°58′18″N 121°57′07″W / 36.97167°N 121.95194°W |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Length | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Basin size | 42 mi2 (110 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS Soquel Creek gage (11160000) |
| • minimum | 405 cu ft/s (11.5 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 15,800 cu ft/s (450 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Branch Soquel Creek, Burns Creek, Laurel Creek, Hester Creek |
| • right | East Branch Soquel Creek, Fern Gulch, Asbury Gulch, Amaya Creek, Hinckley Creek |
Soquel Creek is a southward flowing 16 miles (26 km) creek that begins in the Santa Cruz Mountains in Santa Cruz County, California and enters Monterey Bay at Capitola Beach in Capitola, California.